Jeffrey D. Lavia v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections, State Correctional Institution at Greene’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 11 district · 3 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 75 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. M.A. ex rel. E.S. v. State-Operated School District of Newark · Acosta v. Democratic City Comm.

2. “A state shall not be immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this chapter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 163 F. Supp. 2d 697 - Key v. Grayson · 157 F. Supp. 2d 509 - Frederick L. v. Department of Public Welfare

3. “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 163 F. Supp. 2d 697 - Key v. Grayson