In re Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1987
most recently cited
2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“courts and their judges shall have power to issue . . . writs of habeas corpus, on petition by or on behalf of any person in actual custody in their respective counties.”
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.