Allen v. Morton’s Empirical Analysis
495 F.2d 65 · 1973
Citation profile
21 federal appellate · 12 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 48 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2015 · most notably Lynch v. Donnelly (1984), 22 Cal. 3d 792 - Fox v. City of Los Angeles (1978)
21 federal appellate · 12 district · 4 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · Griffin v. Breckenridge · McGowan v. State of Maryland Gallagher · Lemon v. Kurtzman · School District of Abington Township Pennsylvania v. Schempp J Murray III
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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“plaques should be designed for maximum exposure and readability.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“we cannot say ... on the record before us ... that it is conclusive beyond dispute that the visual impact of the creche does not entail substantial religious impact. Nor can we say ... that it is impossible to present the creche and other holiday symbols in a manner designed to obviate or at least minimize offense to the sensibilities of citizens who are offended.... Perhaps an appropriate accompanying plaque, rather than a mere explanation in pamphlets with lesser circulation, might serve ... to allay the impression of Government sponsorship of religious belief....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“It is sufficient to note that for the men who wrote the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment the `establishment' of a religion connoted sponsorship, financial support, and active involvement of the sovereign in religious activity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.