Chiminya Tachiona v. Mugabe’s Empirical Analysis
2002
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991) · 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · Lauritzen v. Larsen · Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino · Hobson v. Wilson · Filartiga v. Pena-Irala
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.
“MDC supporters were constantly harassed, peaceful assemblies were interrupted by mobs of ZANU-PF supporters attacking MDC supporters, assassination attempts were made on MDC candidates, and MDC supporters were killed. 88”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“). 4 . See Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y.2002) {”
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.