Rodriguez v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate ·

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

1. “a federal court may award habeas corpus relief with respect to a claim adjudicated on the merits in state court only if the adjudication resulted in an outcome that: (1) was “contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States”; or (2) was “based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 445 F. Supp. 2d 221 - Gillis v. Edwards · 485 F. Supp. 2d 105 - Whitehurst v. Senkowski

2. “The exclusion of courtroom observers, especially a defendant's family members and friends, even from part of a criminal trial, is not a step to be taken lightly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Smith v. Hollins

3. “Intrinsic to the public trial right is an individual's right to have family members and friends present at his trial, a right this Court takes very seriously.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Smith v. Hollins