Green v. Austin’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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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. “"In order to effect a change in the manner of the compensation of public officials from a 'fee basis' to a fixed salary, it was necessary to amend our Constitution. Accordingly, amendments of this kind were used to effectuate the change to place public officials on a basis of compensation not related to nor dependent upon the costs and charges of courts. Amendment 344 only authorizes the Legislature to change, through local legislation, the costs and charges of court as the same relate to the fees, commissions, and allowances to be charged or received by the Blount County probate judge, tax assessor, and tax collector. The circuit clerk and the register are state, rather than county, officials and their basic compensation has been established by general law on a salary basis and is paid by the state. See Code 1975, § 12-17-92 . Accordingly, amendment 344 does not exempt Blount County from the provisions of § 96."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 593 So. 2d 69 - House v. Cullman County

2. “"[T]he imposition of a small tax or fee as a part of court costs in litigation has been recognized immemorially in this state and in other states, Swann Billups v. Kidd , 79 Ala. 431 (1885), and, such costs being valid, it is within the discretion of the Legislature to impose them so long as they are not arbitrary, capricious, or oppressive in their operation and effect, Moog v. Randolph , 77 Ala. 597 (1884). 'A constitutional right is often subject to regulation by reasonable incidental taxation, although it cannot be impaired or destroyed under the device or guise of being regulated.' Swann Billups v. Kidd, supra. See also, State ex rel. Davidson v. Gorman , 40 Minn. 232 , 41 N.W. 948 (1889)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 619 So. 2d 1364 - Fox v. Hunt

3. “"At this juncture, it is important to note that Ala. Const. amend. § 344 appears to exempt Blount County from the application of the above mentioned constitutional provisions. Amendment 344 provides in pertinent part: " 'The legislature may, from time to time, by general or local laws applicable to or operative in Blount county and approved by a majority of the qualified electors of Blount county at a referendum election, fix, regulate, and alter the costs and charges of courts and the fees, commissions, allowances and salaries, including the method and basis of their compensation, to be charged or received by the probate judge, tax assessor, and the tax collector of Blount county. . . .'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 593 So. 2d 69 - House v. Cullman County