Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

336 federal appellate · 21 district · 161 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 766 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “may adjust its relief to the exigencies of the case in accordance with the equitable principles governing judicial action.”

   40 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fleming v. Federal Communications Commission · Komatz Construction, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

2. ““If either party shall apply to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the hearing before the Board * * *, the court may order such additional evidence to be taken before the Board, * . * * and to be made a part of the transcript.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re York Corp. · State Ex Rel. Transcontinental Bus Service, Inc. v. Carmody

3. “to grant to the Board such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper, and in like manner to make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the Board.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. American Federation of Labor v. National Labor Relations Board · 24 Cal. 3d 335 - Tex-Cal Land Management, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board