Andrew M’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) [he or she] is "disabled" as defined by the Act; (2) [he or she] is "otherwise qualified" to participate in school activities; (3) the school or the board of education receives federal financial assistance; and (4) [he or she] was excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination at, the school. In addition, the plaintiff must demonstrate that defendants know or should be reasonably expected to know of his disability.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. S. v. W. Chester Area Sch. Dist. · Lauren G. ex rel. Scott G. v. West Chester Area School District

2. “[n]o otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States ... shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency[.]”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc. v. New Jersey Department of Education · 559 F. Supp. 2d 484 - D.G. v. Somerset Hills School District

3. “[C]ase law makes clear that a party may use the same conduct as the basis for claims under both the IDEA and the RA.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. S. v. W. Chester Area Sch. Dist.