Van Riper v. Threadgill’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Western Devcor, Inc. v. City of Scottsdale · Guzman v. Guzman · Direct Sellers Association v. McBrayer · Achen-Gardner, Inc. v. Superior Court · Flexmaster Aluminum Awning Co., Inc. v. Hirschberg
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.
““Political committee” means ... any association or combination of persons that is organized, conducted or combined for the purpose of influencing the result of any election or to determine whether an individual will become a candidate for election in this state ... that engages in political activity in behalf of or against a candidate for election ... that receives contributions or makes expenditures of more than two hundred fifty dollars in connection therewith, notwithstanding that the association or combination of persons may be part of a larger association, combination of persons or sponsoring organization not primarily organized, conducted or combined for the purpose of influencing the result of any election in this state or in any county, city, town or precinct in this state.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The statute which governs what must be attached to the petition when the measure to be referred is enacted by the legislative body of an incorporated town is A.R.S. section 19-121(E) rather than A.R.S. section 19-112(B). .Under A.R.S. [section] 19-121(E), the only things which must be attached to the petition are the ordinance or resolution, a legal description of the property in the case of a zoning measure, and any amendments to the ordinance made by the legislative body.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“it is reasonable to require individuals to file a form which discloses whether they are acting alone or in concert with others.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.