Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 2 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * The nonverbal elements in a theatrical production are the very ones which distinguish this form of art from literature. It may be true that First Amendment protections vary in different media, but a musical play must be deemed a unitary form of constitutionally protected Expression.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Koppinger v. City of Fairmont

2. “'(**) A woman taking her departure says to the tribe, 'Fuck off, kids.' (Exhibit No. 4, p. 1—35). The following dialogue occurs as Claude nears his death scene:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad

3. “implicitly rejected the technique of excerpting and censoring specific conduct from a protected vehicle”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 396 So. 2d 152 - Griffin v. State