State v. Bernhard’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
4
states following
June 1987
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Ewell · Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. City of Goldsboro · Snell v. Wyman · Samuels v. McCurdy · 73 Wash. 2d 405 - Markham Advertising Co. v. State
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Article II, Section 3, 1972 Montana Constitution declares that the right to a ‘clean and healthful environment’ is an inalienable right of a citizen of this state. Consistent with this statement and the case cited, we hold that a legislative purpose to preserve or enhance aesthetic values is a sufficient basis for the state’s exercise of its police power in 69-6802 now Section 75-10-511(1), MCA.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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