Stilley v. Priest’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 16 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We have held that a ballot title must be free from a misleading tendency. Bailey v. McCuen, supra; Plugge v. McCuen, 310 Ark. 654 , 841 S.W.2d 139 (1992). We have further held that a ballot title must be intelligible, honest, and impartial so as to inform voters with such clarity that they can cast their ballots with a fair understanding of the issues presented. Parker v. Priest, supra; Bailey v. McCuen, supra. If information is omitted from the ballot tide which is an essential fact which would give the voter serious ground for reflection, it must be disclosed. Parker v. Priest, supra; Bailey v. McCuen, supra. Finally, we have held that we are liberal in construing Amendment 7 and in determining the sufficiency of a ballot tide. Bailey v. McCuen, supra; Porter v. McCuen, 310 Ark. 562 , 839 S.W.2d 512 (1992).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ward v. Priest

2. “to the extent that [it] prevent[s] a review of the text of a popular name and ballot title and the validity of the proposed measure prefatory to the gathering of signatures.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Roberts v. Priest

3. “does not run afoul of the provisions of Amendment 7 of the Arkansas Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Roberts v. Priest