Delaney v. Testa’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Because the commission is a creation of state law, 'its powers and duties extend only so far as the statutes grant authority, while being constrained by whatever limits the statutes impose.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Athens Cty. Fracking Action Network v. Simmers · Wood v. Simmers

2. “[A] political subdivision may not invoke the protection provided by the Constitution against its own state and is prevented from attacking the constitutionality of state legislation on the grounds that its own rights had been impaired. While there may be occasions where a political subdivision may challenge the constitutionality of state legislation, it is not entitled to rely upon the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment. A political subdivision, such as a school district, receives no protection from the Equal Protection or Due Process Clauses vis-a-vis its creating state. We are persuaded that a school district is a political subdivision created by the General Assembly and it may not assert any constitutional protections regarding due course of law or due process of law against the state, its creator.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C.S. v. J.C.