Terrace v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
263 U.S. 197 · 1923
Citation profile
211 federal appellate · 106 district · 185 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 951 later decisions (180 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 2025 · most notably Younger v. Harris (1971), Village of Euclid Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co (1926)
211 federal appellate · 106 district · 185 state decisions — followed in 29 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Meyer v. State of Nebraska · Yick Wo v. Hopkins · Mugler v. State of Kansas State of Kansas Tufts · William Truax v. Mike Raich
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 951 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] suit in equity does not lie where there is a plain, adequate and complete remedy at law . . . [that is] as complete, practical and efficient as that which equity could afford.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““They [the appellants] are not obliged to take the risk of prosecution, fines and imprisonment and loss of property in order to secure an adjudication of their rights.””
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““In the case before us, the thing forbidden is very different. It is not an opportunity to earn a living in common occupations of the community, but it is the privilege of owning or controlling agricultural land within the State. The quality and allegiance of those who own, occupy and use the farm lands within its borders are matters of highest importance and affect the safety and power of the State itself.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.