Crist v. Crist’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Craig v. Boren · Reed v. Reed · Royster Guano Co v. Commonwealth of Virginia · Schlesinger v. Ballard · Kahn v. Shevin
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““a. A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, whether allowable in full or in part, except such as * * * (7) are for alimony due or to become due, or for maintenance or support of a wife or child * * * ft”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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