State v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Because Nebraska's [administrative license revocation] proceedings serve mostly remedial functions, Young's subsequent criminal prosecution is not barred by principles of double jeopardy or, accordingly, principles of collateral estoppel.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kenley v. Neth · State v. Vasquez

2. “Were this court to force the State to litigate thoroughly every element of DUI at an ALR hearing, such a holding would seriously undermine the Legislature’s goal of providing an informal and prompt review of the decision to suspend a driver’s license____ALR hearings would quickly evolve into full-blown trials at which the State must fully litigate every possible issue regarding a motorist’s actions, thereby losing their effectiveness in removing potentially dangerous drivers from the Nebraska highways within 1 month of their offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hass v. Neth

3. “Because persons who drive while under the influence of alcohol present a hazard to the health and safety of all persons using the highways, a procedure is needed for the swift and certain revocation of the operator’s license of any person who has shown himself or herself to be a health and safety hazard ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Hass v. Neth