Nadeau v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 13 district · 25 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On principle then it can never be within the bounds of legitimate legislation, to enact a special law, or pass a resolve dispensing with the general law, in a particular case, and granting a privilege and indulgence to one man, by way of exemption from the operation and effect of such general law, leaving all other persons under its operation. Such a law is neither just or reasonable in its consequences. It is our boast that we live under a government of laws and not of men. But this can hardly be deemed a blessing unless those laws have for their immoveable basis the great principle of constitutional equality.” (Emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Opinion of the Justices

2. “Elements necessary to sustain such an action include (1) a use of the process in a manner not proper in the regular conduct of the proceedings and (2) the existence of an ulterior motive.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hornof v. United States

3. “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor be denied the equal protection of the laws....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Chapin