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415 F.3d 1078 · 2005

Citation profile

49
cited by 49 later decisions
March 2019
most recently cited

19 federal appellate · 15 district ·

Relationships

Relies on Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of United States Inc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Consumer Alert · Friends of the Earth Incorporateds v. Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc · Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · Bennett v. Spear · Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council

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

  1. “`(1) a ong likelihood of success on the merits, (2) the possibility of irreparable injury to the plaintiff if preliminary relief is not granted, (3) a balance of hardships favoring the plaintiff, and (4) advancement of the public interest (in certain cases).'”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “the statute's use of the word `may' suggests that [USDA] is given discretion over such decisions as whether to close the borders.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “does not require the Secretary to quantify a permissible level of risk or to conduct a risk assessment.”
    2 later decisions 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.