Keyes v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 925 · 5 U.S.C. § 551 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Addington v. Texas · District of Columbia v. Heller
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“an independent determination by a reviewing court that the grating of relief from a firearms disability would not be contrary to the public interest”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“We shall begin with Plaintiffs' claims alleged in Count V and Mr. Yox's claim alleged in Count II, because the parties agree that if Plaintiffs succeed with these statutory claims, the Court should not reach the constitutional claims, based on the doctrine of constitutional avoidance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Franklin v. Sessions“the statute subsection is clear that anyone who has been committed for mental health is subject to it; thus a hearing of whether the plaintiff is still dangerous is not in fact relevant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Doe v. Evanchick
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.