State v. Legg’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(2) how firmly the precedent has become established in the law since it was handed down.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Haik v. Jones · In Interest Of B.T.B.

2. “encompasses a variety of considerations, including the age of the precedent, how well it has worked in practice, its consistency with other legal principles, and the extent to which people's reliance on the precedent would create injustice or hardship if it were overturned.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Interest Of B.T.B.

3. “We ... don't overrule our precedents unless they've proven to be unpersuasive and unworkable, create more harm than good, and haven't created reliance interests.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rutherford v. Talisker Canyons Fin., Co.