Lasky v. Quinlan’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
1 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 141 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on United States v. Tomaiolo · 118 F. Supp. 346 - United States v. Haderlein · 382 F. Supp. 535 - Negron v. Preiser
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““***[T]he exercise of discretion is in large part based upon a philosophy that justice is often served best by a willingness to bring the seat of justice to the area where the interest of parties may be openly and fully presented to the end that the public interest in the proper administration of justice may be reinforced and strengthened.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Lane
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.