Blotter v. Farrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

91 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 93 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “refuses to discharge its duty and fix a proper time for the election, it may be compelled to do so by mandamus.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 245 Cal. App. 4th 970 - Cal. Cannabis Coal. v. City of Upland · 79 Wis. 2d 97 - State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City of Madison

2. “, . . it was recognized that our system of government requires whenever possible equality of population among election areas and that drastic population differences may destroy the representative character of government.” (Griffin, supra, at p. 321 .) We nevertheless believe, however, that a part of the rationale of Griffin applies to this case. In Griffin the court interpreted the provision of the Government Code which prescribes the standard to be used in redistricting (and which contains mandatory language that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 247 Cal. App. 2d 587 - Thompson v. Bd. of Dirs. of Turlock Irrigation Dist.

3. ““ ‘It is well settled that the power of initiative and referendum, as exercised in this state, is the exercise by the people of a power reserved to them, and not the exercise of a power granted to them. . . . [Citations.] For that reason, and in order to protect the people of this state in the exercise of this reserved legislative power, statutory or charter provision dealing with the referendum should be afforded the same liberal construction afforded election statutes generally.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 79 Wis. 2d 97 - State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City of Madison