BURNS v. CLINE’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roe v. Wade · Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. P Casey P Casey · 195 L. Ed. 2d 638 - United States v. Texas · Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt · In Re County Com'rs of Counties Comprising Seventh Judicial Dist.
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.
“is to apply federal constitutional law, not to make it nor to guess what it may become.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[u]nnecessary health regulations that have the purpose or effect of presenting a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking an abortion impose an undue burden on that right.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.