Fields v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 federal appellate · 1 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We think the indictment clearly stated an offense under 18 U.S.C.A. § 241 . Clearly, the right of citizens to vote in the election of members of Congress, in accordance with applicable State laws, is a right secured by the federal Constitution. As was said by Mr. Justice (after-wards Chief Justice) Stone in United States v. Classic, 313 U.S. 299, 315 , 61 S.Ct. 1031, 1037 , 85 L.Ed. 1368 : “ ‘Obviously included within the right to choose, secured by the Constitution, is the right of qualified voters within a state to cast their ballots and have them counted at Congressional elections. This Court has consistently held that this is a right secured by the Constitution.' “See, also, United States v. Mosley, 238 U.S. 383 , 35 S.Ct. 904 , 59 L.Ed. 1355 ; Ex parte Yarbrough, 110 U.S. 651 , 4 S.Ct. 152 , 28 L.Ed. 274 ; United States Constitution, Article 1 §§ 2, 4. “We think, too, that the acts charged in the indictment clearly came within both the letter and spirit of 18 U.S.C.A. § 241 . These acts served ‘to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States.’ ” 228 F.2d at pages 545-546.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Chandler