In Re Reed’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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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. ““The' disbarment Committee having brought the above charges against the defendant, the burden is upon it to sustain them by the production of lawful evidence when the case comes before this court on its merits. If the Committee fails to sustain the charges by the production of lawful evidence, the proceeding will be dismissed by this court in due course.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Reed

2. ““It is needless to discuss in detail the •other divorce suits referred to by the Committee. It suffices to say that in each of the ■cases the records indicate, to say the least, 'that there was collusion between the parties to the suit.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Reed