People v. M.L.’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
March 2022
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on People v. Brenda T. · 212 Ill. 2d 347 - In Re DT · 214 Ill. 2d 31 - In Re Austin W. · 282 Ill. App. 3d 665 - In Interest of BR · 368 Ill. App. 3d 883 - People v. Luz M.
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“does not entitle a parent to a specific period of time before a trial court may find a parent unfit on this ground”
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.