Morrow v. Crisler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(t)he evidence presented in this case amply supports the District Court's conclusion that the policies and practices of the defendants constitute a practice and pattern of racial discrimination in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and that plaintiffs are entitled to injunctive relief.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morrow v. Dillard · United States v. City of Miami

2. “Time may prove that the District Court was wrong, i. e., that the relief ordered was not sufficient to achieve a nondiseriminatory system and eliminate the effects of past discrimination. . . . The Court has retained jurisdiction to make the decree work. If it has ordered too much, it may modify the decree when it appears necessary. If it has not ordered enough, it may change the decree to require such additional relief as it determines to be necessary to remedy the wrong.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morrow v. Crisler

3. “) and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morrow v. Dillard