Reed v. Roberts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The ballot title of any measure to be initiated or referred shall consist of:”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nelson v. Roberts · Greene v. Kulongoski

2. ““AN ACT “Relating to Independent Legal Technician and Independent Paralegals, providing affordable legal form preparation services. “Section 1. REPEAL - ORS 9.160 PRACTICE OF LAW BY PERSONS OTHER THAN ACTIVE MEMBERS. Except for the right reserved to litigants by ORS 9.320 to prosecute or defend a cause in person, no person shall practice law [or] represent that person as qualified to practice law unless that person is an active member of the Oregon State Bar. “Section 2. NEW SECTION. Except for the rights reserved to litigants by ORS 9.320 to prosecute or defend a cause in person, and independent legal technicians and independent paralegals assisting in the selection of forms, and (but not limited to), drafting, and filling in the blanks on per-printed [sic] legal forms, as well as computer software programs generating legal forms, [sic] No person shall practice law or represent that person in court without being qualified to practice law unless that person is an active member of the Oregon State Bar. “Section 3. THIS ACT TAKES AFFECT [sic] JANUARY 1, 1997.” 1”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bartsch v. Kulongoski

3. “"The proposed measure concerns representation of litigants in court. Its import is to allow anyone to represent himself, herself or itself in an Oregon court. More precisely, the measure aims to repeal restrictions found in ORS 9.320, prohibiting corporations and the state from appearing in court without an attorney. "The measure goes further, however. Its subject also is the removal of any requirement for state bar membership to practice law in or out of court. The Attorney General correctly identified the subject and thus substantially complied with the statutory requirement. We, therefore, certify the following Caption, modified only to reflect that there is no state bar `association': "ALLOWS PERSONS OTHER THAN STATE BAR MEMBERS TO PRACTICE LAW"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Greene v. Kulongoski