Glines v. Wade’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. “No person may restrict any member of an armed force in communicating with a member of Congress, unless the communication is unlawful or violates a regulation necessary to the security of the United States.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 413 F. Supp. 863 - Huff v. Secretary of Navy · Brown v. Glines

2. “A law is overbroad “if in its reach it prohibits constitutionally protected conduct”. Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 114 , 92 S.Ct. 2294 , 33 L.Ed.2d 222 (1972). Even without actual prohibition, the chilling effect which inheres in overly broad restrictions in general is particularly apparent in a military setting, where petitions addressed to members of Congress are very likely to involve complaints about military policies or about the administration of military affairs by superior officers. To require that all petitions to be circulated be passed upon first by the base commander imposes a considerable burden upon the free exercise of the First Amendment right of petition for redress of grievances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 404 F. Supp. 1081 - Allen v. Monger

3. “9. Right of Petition. Members of the Air Force, their dependents and civilian employees have the right, in common with all other citizens, to petition the President, the Congress or other public officials. However, the public solicitation or collection of signatures on a petition by any person within an Air Force facility or by a member when in uniform or when in a foreign country is prohibited unless first authorized by the commander.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Glines v. Wade