State of Arizona v. State of California’s Empirical Analysis

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19 federal appellate · 12 district · 50 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 132 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Any of the parties may apply at the foot of this decree for its amendment or for further relief. The Court retains jurisdiction of this suit for the purpose of any order, direction, or modification of the decree, or any supplementary decree, that may at any time be deemed proper in relation to the subject matter in controversy.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fort Mojave Indian Tribe v. United States · 32 Fed. Cl. 29 - Fort Mojave Indian Tribe v. United States

2. “water right acquired in accordance with state law, which right has been exercised by the actual diversion of a specific quantity of water that has been applied to a defined area of land or to definite municipal or industrial works”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bryant v. Yellen · Arizona v. California

3. “[T]he quantities fixed ... shall be subject to appropriate adjustment by agreement or decree of this Court in the event that the boundaries of the respective reservations [including the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation] are finally determined.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arizona v. California · Metropolitan Water District v. United States