Scheinberg v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 2201 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · Roe v. Wade · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Griswold v. State of Connecticut · Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Moreover, the Court questions whether the notice and consultation requirement furthers a husband’s interest in the procreative potential of his marriage. The parties presented conflicting expert testimony concerning whether a first trimester abortion creates a substantial risk of loss of fertility in women.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“all unmarried, minor pregnant women desiring to terminate their pregnancies, and their physicians; and ... all married pregnant women desiring to terminate their pregnancies, and their physicians.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Scheinberg v. Smith“a wife who is neither 'separated or estranged' (to) furnish her husband with notice of the proposed abortion and (to) allow him the opportunity to consult with her concerning the procedure,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Scheinberg v. Smith
How this case has been treated — in progress
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