Jones v. Tanzler’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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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. “"Defendants also contend that this was a gathering which the Mayor had in the exercise of his executive capacity with a group of councilmen who could only recommend action at that point of the Council as a whole. Defendant contends that as Chief Executive, the Mayor had the right to meet at any time with key members of the Council. "The allegations are to the effect that the members of the Council as well as the Finance Committee met for the purpose of taking action on matters which would be presented to the Council in the foreseeable immediate future. From the allegations, it appears that the recommendation of the Finance Committee was one phase of the subsequent enactment of the ordinances by the Council. The right of the public to be present and to be heard should not be circumvented by having secret meetings of various committees composed of members of the Council and vested with authority to make recommendations to the Council. * * * * * * "Defendants next contend that the action of these officials in secret meetings could in no way invalidate the ultimate action taken by the 19-member City Council in the enactment of ordinances in accordance with all of the requirements of the City Charter and passed in the ordinary legislative process. "Following this reasoning, any Council could divide itself into groups of small committees and each councilman would have an opportunity to commit himself on some matter on which foreseeable action will be taken by expressing himself at ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 279 So. 2d 353 - IDS Properties, Inc. v. Town of Palm Beach · 291 So. 2d 645 - Bigelow v. Howze

2. “"286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; penalties. — (1) All meetings of any board or commission of any state agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation or any political subdivision, except as otherwise provided in the constitution, at which official acts are to be taken are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times, and no resolution, rule, regulation or formal action shall be considered binding except as taken or made at such meeting. (2) The minutes of a meeting of any such board or commission of any such state agency or authority shall be promptly recorded and such records shall be open to public inspection. The circuit courts of this state shall have jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the purposes of this section upon application by any citizens of this state."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 279 So. 2d 353 - IDS Properties, Inc. v. Town of Palm Beach

3. “the right of the public to be present and to be heard during all phases of enactments ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 279 So. 2d 353 - IDS Properties, Inc. v. Town of Palm Beach