Sparger v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 state decisions

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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “municipalities of this state may under our Constitution adopt charters in which they reserve unto themselves the full power of local self-government.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2007 OK CIV APP 112 - Fancy's Entertainment L.L.C. v. City of Enid · White v. City of Del City

2. “move in the same direction as the Legislature.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Question Submitted by: The Honorable Mike Ritze, State Representative, District 80 The Honorable Chris Kannady, State Representative, District 91 The Honorable Kevin Calvey, State Representative, District 82 · 2007 OK CIV APP 112 - Fancy's Entertainment L.L.C. v. City of Enid

3. ““The following are the acts forbidden to be done on the first day of the week, the doing of any of which is Sabbath-breaking: “First. Servile labor, except works of necessity or charity. “Second. Trades, manufacturers and merchanical employment. “Third. All shooting, horse racing or gaming. “Fourth. All manner of public selling, or offering or exposing for sale publicly, of any commodities, except that meats, bread, and fish may be sold at any time before nine o’clock in the morning, and except that food and drink may be sold to be eaten and drank upon the premises where sold, and drugs, medicines, milk, ice and surgical appliances and burial supplies may be sold at any time of the day.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 88 Okla. Crim. 166 - Ex Parte Pappe