Richards v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
29
cited by 29 later decisions
1
states following
November 2023
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Marion Energy, Inc. v. KFJ Ranch Partnership · J.M.W. v. T.I.Z. · State ex rel. Z.C. · 30 Utah 2d 154 - Jensen v. Eddy · R.E. v. B.B.
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When interpreting a statute ... [wle employ plain language analysis to carry out the legislative purpose of the statute as expressed through the enacted text.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Where a statute's language is unambiguous and provides a workable result, we need not resort to other interpretive tools, and our analysis ends.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. A.J. v. T.M. · Jackson v. Halls“On certiorari, we review the decision of the court of appeals for correctness, giving no deference to its conclusions of law.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.