Chestnut v. Merrill’s Empirical Analysis
2019
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2284 · 52 U.S.C. § 10301 · 52 U.S.C. § 10303
Relies on Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · Cannon v. University of Chicago · Caminetti v. United States · Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
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.
“district court of three judges shall be convened when otherwise required by Act of Congress, or when an action is filed challenging the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts or the apportionment of any statewide legislative body.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Thomas v. Bryant“the apportionment of congressional districts”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Thomas v. Bryant“apportionment of congressional districts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Thomas v. Bryant
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.