Cordero v. Leahy’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on People ex rel. Elder v. Sours · Matter of Title, Ballot Title, Sub. Cl. · Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary for 1999-2000 25 v. Bruce · In Re the Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary With Regard to a Proposed Petition for an Amendment to the Constitution of the State Adding Subsection (10) to Section 20 of Article X · Aisenberg v. Campbell
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“¶12 Article V, section 1(5.5) of the Colorado Constitution provides, in pertinent part: No measure shall be proposed by petition containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title; but if any subject shall be embraced in any measure which shall not be expressed in the title, such measure shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be so expressed. If a measure contains more than one subject, such that a ballot title cannot be fixed that clearly expresses a single subject, no title shall be set and the measure shall not be submitted to the people for adoption or rejection at the polls.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Title Board is vested with considerable discretion in setting the title and the ballot title and submission clause....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“¶13 The single subject requirement serves two functions. First, it is intended [t]o forbid the treatment of incongruous subjects in the same measure, especially the practice of putting together in one measure subjects having no necessary or proper connection, for the purpose of enlisting in support of the measure the advocates of each measure, and thus securing the enactment of measures that could not be carried upon their merits[.]”
1 later decision 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.