Love v. Bishop’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w] e will depart from our existing law only if we are clearly convinced that (1) the rule was originally erroneous or is no longer sound because of changing conditions and (2) more good than harm will come from departing from precedent.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryan Wallace Bonde v. The People of the State of Colorado · Francis RUDNICKI and Pamela Rudnicki, as parents, guardians and next friends of Alexander Rudnicki, a minor child v. Peter BIANCO, D.O.

2. “preferred course because it promotes the evenhanded, predictable, and consistent development of legal principles, fosters reliance on judicial decisions, and contributes to the actual and perceived integrity of the judicial process.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brooke E. Rojas v. The People of the State of Colorado · Karyn GREGORY v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Lisa Runkel and Sylvan T. Runkel, III v. Owners Insurance Company

3. “we are 'clearly convinced that the rule was originally erroneous or is no longer sound because of changing conditions and that more good than harm will come from departing from precedent.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Brooke E. Rojas v. The People of the State of Colorado