Angelus v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 18 district · 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘•The civil courts can afford relict from orders made by such boards in anj-ea se where it is shown that their proceedings have been without or in excess of their jurisdiction, or have been so manifestly unfair as to prevent a fair investigation, or that there has been a manifest abuse of the discretion with which they are invested under the act.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. Koopowitz v. Finley · Brown v. Spelman

2. ““This court has no doubt as to the constitutionality of the act of Congress. The Constitution, article I, § 8, expressly provides that the Congress shall have power to raise and support armies, and to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces. The purpose of the conscription act is to raise an army, and the right to raise it does not involve the exercise of an implied power but of one expressly granted. How can the courts deny to Congress a right which the Constitution in plain and distinct terms confers upon it? The Constitution in conferring the power upon Congress has not prescribed the mode in which the power shall be exercised. The power is conferred fully, completely and unconditionally. It is for the Congress to determine the means by which the army shall he raised. It is left to its judgment whether it shall be raised by calling for volunteers, or whether it shall be raised by conscription. At the time the Constitution was adopted conscription was not an unknown mode of raising armies, but had been resorted to by governments throughout the world. * - * If it had been intended that Congress should not have the power to raise anything but a volunteer army the grant of power would have been restricted and not made unconditional.””

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

3. “"We do not, however, agree witli the stalement oí the District Judge, heretofore quoted, that there can he no interference of the courts in the -action of those hoards. We think a decision of the hoards is final only where the hoard lias proceeded in due form, and where the party involved is given a fair opportunity to be heard and to present his evidence. But, if an opportunity to he heard should be denied, there can ho no doubt as to the right of the aggrieved party to come into the courts for the protection of his rights. And we do not believe that the District Judge meant to say that a decision must bo regarded as final under such circumstances. The law courts have a general superintending- control by certiorari over all inferior tribunals acting-in a judicial or quasi judicial character; and jurisdiction is not entirely taken away by the words of the statute, which declares that the judgment of the inferior tribunal shall lie Anal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Kitzekow