In Re Samuel R. PIERCE, Jr. (Pierce Fee Application)’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
May 2003
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on In Re Oliver L. North (Dutton Fee Application) · In Re Oliver L. North (Bush Fee Application) · In re Sealed Case · In Re Raymond J Donovan · Nofziger v. 87-1
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.
“The convoluted nature of the corruption involved and the high profile identity of the suspects and defendants would no doubt have resulted in a complex and lengthy investigation with or without an independent counsel.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“evidence of fundamental corruption of a federal housing program and such crimes as perjury, bribery, and obstruction of justice... would have been investigated for a significant period of time by any professional or politically appointed public prosecutor.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a `more rigorous application of the criminal law than is applied to other citizens.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.