Virginia Brouwer’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “[Ojne’s agreement must be to knowingly facilitate the activities of the operators or managers to whom subsection (c) applies. One must knowingly agree to perform services of a kind which facilitate the activities of those who are operating the enterprise in an illegal manner. It is an agreement, not to operate or manage the enterprise, but personally to facilitate the activities of those who do.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Crimson Galeria Ltd. v. Healthy Pharms, Inc. · 150 F. Supp. 2d 935 - United States v. Dote

2. “It shall be unlawful for any person employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce, to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 230 F. Supp. 2d 275 - United States v. Sasso · 742 F. Supp. 2d 997 - Edgenet, Inc. v. GS1 AISBL

3. “[i]t shall be unlawful for any person to conspire to violate any of the provisions of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frost National Bank v. Midwest Autohaus, Inc.