Nuetzel v. Bradsby’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The language, supra, does not intimate that a separate ballot is contemplated for such measures; but, on the contrary, the use of the words ‘the ballots’ as distinguished from ‘separate ballots,’ appearing in connection with nonemblem tickets, clearly indicates that the Legislature intended to place such measures upon the regular ballot. “True, where several measures are to be voted upon, the voter will be under the necessity of distinguishing between them; but it seems to us that this is less confusing and more easily accomplished than it would be if each appeared upon a separate ballot.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Theisen v. City of Louisville

2. ““Whenever a constitutional amendment or other public measure is purposed to be voted upon by the people, the substance of such amendment or other public measure shall .be clearly indicated upon the ballot and two spaces shall be left upon the right of the same, one for votes favoring the amendment, or public measure, to be designated by the word ‘Yes’ and one for votes opposing the amendment or measure, to be designated by the word ‘No.’ * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Theisen v. City of Louisville