Jones v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 47 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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) The apportionment of this State for members of the Legislature shall be made at the first session of the Legislature after each decennial Federal census.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Winters · Romang v. Cordell

2. “Our Constitution provides as follows: “The powers of the government of the State of Oklahoma shall be divided into three separate departments: The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial; and except as provided in this Constitution, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of government shall be separate and distinct, and neither shall exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others.” (Article IV, Section 1). It further provides as follows: “The courts of justice of the State shall be open to every person, and speedy and certain remedy afforded for every wrong and for every injury to person, property, or reputation; and right and justice shall be administered without sale, denial, delay, or prejudice.” (Article II, Sec. 6) Such Constitution also provides that: “ * * * An apportionment by the Legislature shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court at the suit of any citizen, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may prescribe. And such court shall give all cases involving apportionment precedence over all other cases and proceedings; and if said court be not in session, it shall convene promptly for the disposal of the same.” (Article V, Sec. 10(j). Same further provides that: “The election shall be free and equal * * *” (Article III, Sec. 7). Our Constitution .further provides: “ * * * The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall extend to a general superintending control over all inferior courts and all commissions and boards”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Winters

3. ““(c) The whole population of the State as ascertained by the Federal census, or in such manner as the Legislature may direct, shall be divided by the number one hundred and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives for the next ten years succeeding such apportionment. “(d) Every county having a population equal to one-half of said ratio shall be entitled to one representative; every county containing said ratio and three fourths over shall be entitled to two representatives, and so on, requiring after the first two an entire ratio for each additional representative: Provided, that no county shall ever take part in the election of more than seven representatives. “(e) When any county shall have a fraction above the ratio so large that being multiplied by five the result will be equal to one or more ratios, additional representatives shall be apportioned for such ratio among the several sessions of the decennial period. If there are two ratios, representatives shall be allotted to the fourth and third sessions, respectively; if three, the third, second and first sessions, respectively; if four, to the fourth, third, second, and first sessions, respectively.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Romang v. Cordell