McBride v. Roland’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““Whenever the President finds that the security of the United States is endangered by reason of actual or threatened war, or invasion, or insurrection, or subversive activity, or of disturbances or threatened disturbances of the international relations of the United States, the President is authorized to institute such measures and issue such rules and regulations— ****** “(b) to safeguard against destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of similar nature, vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities in the United States, the Canal Zone, and all territory and water, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schneider v. Roland · McBride v. Smith

2. “§ 6.10-1. Issuance of documents and employment of persons aboard vessels. No person shall be issued a document required for employment on a merchant vessel of the United States nor shall any person be employed on a merchant vessel of the United States unless the Commandant is satisfied that the character and habits of life of such person are such as to authorize the belief that the presence of the individual on board would not be inimical to the security of the United States: Provided, that the Commandant may designate categories of merchant vessels to which the foregoing shall not apply. (Exec. Order No. 10352, 17 Fed.Reg. 4607 (1952), U.S. Code Cong. & Admin.News 1952, p. 1056).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schneider v. Roland

3. “satisfied that the character and habits of life of the applicant are such as to warrant the belief that his presence on board vessels of the United States would not be inimical to the security of the United States,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McBride v. Smith