Gilliard v. Craig’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 8 district · 6 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A State plan for aid and services to needy families with children must ... (7) ... provide that the State agency shall, in determining need, take into consideration any other income and resources of any child or relative claiming aid to families with dependent children, or of any other individual (living in the same home as such child and relative) whose needs the State determines should be considered in determining the need of the child or relative claiming such aid, as well as any expenses reasonably attributable to the earning of any such income.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dorsey v. ST. DEP'T OF SOC. SERV. · Dorsey v. State Department of Social Services

2. ““persons who have been or may be subject to a reduction of AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) benefits based upon unconstitutional or illegal claim of credit by administering agencies for outside income and other resources available to some but not all of a family group.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowen v. Gilliard · 633 F. Supp. 1529 - Gilliard v. Kirk

3. “An interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining the enforcement, operation or execution of any State statute by restraining the action of any officer of such State in the enforcement or execution of such statute or of an order made by the administrative board or commission acting under state statute, shall not be granted by any district court or judge thereof upon the ground of the unconstitutionality of such statute unless the application therefor is heard and determined by a district court of three judges under Section 2284 of this title.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 614 F. Supp. 1203 - Gilliard v. Kirk