Groppi v. Leslie’s Empirical Analysis
436 F.2d 331 · 1971
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 2 U.S.C. § 192
Relies on Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · Russell v. United States · Burdeau v. McDowell · United States v. Cruikshank · Hartman v. United States
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In my opinion the preservation of order in our communities will be best ensured by adherence to established and respected procedures. Resort to procedural expediency may facilitate an occasional conviction, but it may also make martyrs of common criminals.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.