Harrell v. Courson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We recognize the basic principle embodied in the separation of powers doctrine that the legislature cannot delegate legislative power to the courts. This does not mean, however, that the legislature is forbidden from conferring power on the courts to ascertain whether the statutory requirements ... have been satisfied in particular cases. Delegation to a court of power to ascertain a state of facts under which a statute is applicable is not an unlawful delegation of legislative power to the judiciary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Union Point v. Greene Cnty.