Doe v. Koger’s Empirical Analysis

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11 federal appellate · 4 district · 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “unlike any other disruptive child, before a disruptive handicapped child can be expelled, it must be determined whether the handicap is the cause of the child's propensity to disrupt. This issue must be determined through the change of placement procedures required by the handicapped act.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 606 F. Supp. 809 - LAMONT X v. Quisenberry · S-1, a Minor, by and Through His Mother and Next Friend, P-1 v. Ralph D. Turlington, Individually, and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Education, State of Florida, Department of Education, Defendants

2. “assure[ ] all children with disabilities the right to a free appropriate public education,”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. S-1 v. Turlington · Doe Gonzales v. Maher

3. “only prohibits the expulsion of [disabled] children who are disruptive because of their [disability]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Virginia Department of Education v. Riley · Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education v. Riley