In re E.C.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Castellucci v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · Hashimi v. Kalil · Commonwealth v. Nassar · Water Department of Fairhaven v. Department of Environmental Protection · Commonwealth v. Keefner
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The right of an individual to be free from physical restraint is a paradigmatic fundamental right.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“effectuate the intent of the Legislature in enacting it”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The provisions of G. L. c. 123 balance the rights of and protections for incompetent persons with the Commonwealth's interest in 'protecting the public from potentially dangerous persons' who may be unable to control their actions because of their mental condition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re M.C.
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.