Ben Lewis’s Empirical Analysis
Citation profile
8 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Bell v. Hood · Larson v. Domestic & Foreign Commerce Corp. · Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although the defendants do not raise the argument, we note the more difficult question for resolution on the merits is whether § 1396a(a)(8) creates a federal right directly benefiting the plaintiffs in this case. In order to create a federal right, the statute must reflect Congress’s clear intent to benefit directly the particular plaintiffs in this case. See Blessing v. Freestone, 520 U.S. 329, 344-45 , 117 S.Ct. 1353 , 137 L.Ed.2d 569 (1997). This question turns on whether the plaintiffs may be included as "eligible individuals” under § 1396a(a)(8). Whether "eligible” means eligible for Medicaid or eligible for both Medicaid and waiver services is not entirely clear. But because construing this language involves a more complicated analysis of the Medicaid statutes, the inquiry is more appropriately reserved for resolution on the merits of the case. In light of the statute's ambiguity, the plaintiffs have at least alleged a non-frivolous claim.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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