Shafer Petition’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(c) Whenever a question arises concerning the representation of employes the board may, and, upon request of a labor organization, . . . shall investigate such controversy and certify to the parties, in writing, the name or names of the representatives who have been designated or selected.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. York Telephone & Telegraph Co. Employes Case · PRT Employees' Union v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

2. ““Although an ‘unfair’ employer has no right, under the first sentence, to initiate an investigation concerning representation, he may, as a party to the controversy after it has been properly instituted, demand a secret ballot.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. Hall's Furniture Store, Inc. · Radzievich Economy Markets, Inc.

3. ““Whenever a question arises concerning the representation of employes the board may, and, upon request of a labor organization, or an employer who has not committed an act herein defined as unfair labor practice, or any group of employes . . . representing . . . thirty percentum or more of the employes of that unit, shall investigate such controversy and certify . . . the names of the représentatives. . . . The Board . . . may utilize any suitable method to ascertain such representatives, except that if either party to the controversy so requests, a secret ballot of employes shall be taken within twenty days. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. Hall's Furniture Store, Inc.