Torres v. New York State Board of Elections’s Empirical Analysis
462 F.3d 161 · 2006
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · United States v. Classic · Williams v. Rhodes
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]here ... the relief that plaintiffs seek either (1) stays governmental action taken in the public interest pursuant to a statutory scheme, or (2) mandates an affirmative action, plaintiffs must demonstrate a 'clear' or 'substantial' likelihood of success on the merits of their claim”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“`the right of individuals to associate for the advancement of political beliefs, and the right of qualified voters, regardless of their political persuasion, to cast their votes effectively'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“`two different, although overlapping, kinds of rights'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.