Jefferies v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 925 · 34 U.S.C. § 40915
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · District of Columbia v. Heller · United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] determination by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, as a result of ... mental illness ... [i]s a danger to himself or to others ....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Congress enacted § 922(g)(4) to apply to all persons involuntarily committed. Mr. Jefferies does not challenge the propriety or accuracy of his involuntary commitment. Rather he asks for an exemption in spite of it. Mr. Jefferies does not have a Fifth Amendment right to procedural due process before the United States applies § 922(g)(4) to him because of his involuntary commitment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Doe v. Evanchick“fails to satisfy the requirements for a state program to be considered 'implemented' under § 105 [of the NIAA] ... [because § 105] requires an independent determination by a reviewing court that the granting of relief from a firearms disability would not be contrary to public interest”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Franklin v. Sessions
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.