Perloff v. Edington’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 18 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In effect, the Legislature has said that political parties can run their party affairs without interruption by the courts, but those affairs must be run within the rules laid down by the Legislature.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Baxley · Ex Parte Baxley

2. “"The Legislature has given the handling of political party nominations to the several political parties, even to the decision as to whether the party will nominate its candidates by primary elections or conventions. Tit. 17, § 336 [Ala.Code 1940]. "To insure that political parties would not be bothered in the handling of their nominating elections and the contests arising therein, as well as other elections of persons to office, courts have no jurisdiction except that `specially and specifically enumerated and set down by statute.' Tit. 17, § 235. This court has followed the statute in Ex parte Skidmore, 277 Ala. 221 , 168 So.2d 483 , and the cases therein cited. "In effect, the Legislature has said that political parties can run their party affairs without interruption by the courts, but those affairs must be run within the rules laid down by the Legislature. "One of the reasons for this rule in election contests is that time is of the essence in an election contest. The party committee, or its subcommittee, can act more speedily than the courts and can devote its time to one contest, where [whereas] the courts are occupied with all types of litigation. "The right to contest an election is given by virtue of the statutes and `it must be instituted and presented within the "jurisdiction" etc., and as prescribed by law, and by a person so authorized.' Garrett v. Cuninghame, 211 Ala. 430 , 100 So. 845 . "In Pearson v. Alverson, 160 Ala. 265 , 49 So. 756 , the court stated: "`El”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Graddick v. Baker · Ex Parte Baxley

3. ““[Ejection contests exist only by virtue of statutory enactment and such statutes are to be strictly construed. Groom v. Taylor, 235 Ala. 247 , 178 So. 33 . ‘The right to contest an election is not a common-law right (Cosby v. Moore, 259 Ala. 41 , 65 So.2d 178 ). Elections belong to the political branch of the government, and, in absence of special constitutional or statutory provisions, are beyond the control of judicial power.’ 29 C.J.S. Election § 246.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Godfrey v. Oswalt · Parker v. MOUNT OLIVE FIRE AND RESCUE DIST.