Lopez v. Vowell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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

1. “"Section 406(b)(1) defines `aid to families with dependent children' as payments to meet the needs of both the dependent children and the caretaker relative with whom the children reside. Nowhere does the statute indicate that the caretaker must be a single individual in order for his or her needs to be included in calculating the amount of the AFDC grant." (emphasis supplied)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meagher v. Hennepin County Welfare Board · Hale v. State

2. ““the individual who is one of the relatives specified in subsection (a) of this section [a “stepmother” being so “specified”] and with whom such child is living (within the meaning of such subsection) in a place of residence maintained by such individual (himself or together with any one or more of the other relatives so specified) as his (or their) own home.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hale v. State

3. ““(4) Must be a single relative (either a legal parent or another single relative) within the specified degree of relationship. However, no caretaker will be certified (and only the needs of the children) may be budgeted if the relatives are a married couple and each spouse is present, unless incapacity or receipt of categorical assistance is involved.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meagher v. Hennepin County Welfare Board