Whiteagle v. Cloud’s Empirical Analysis
2004
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Relies on Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · Aetna Life Ins Co of Hartford Conn v. Haworth · Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · Steffel v. Thompson
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) The General Council retains the power to set policy for the Nation. •(b) The General Council retains the power to review and reverse actions of the Legislature except those enumerated in Section 4 of this Article. The General Council shall return such reversals to the Legislature for reconsideration consistent with the action of the General Council. The General Council retains the power to review and reverse decisions of the Judiciary which interpret actions of the Legislature. The General Council does not retain the power to review and reverse decisions of the Judiciary which interpret this Constitution. (c) The General Council retains the power to propose amendments in accordance with Article XIII, including those which reverse decisions of the Judiciary interpreting this Constitution. (d) The General Council retains the power to establish its own procedures in accordance with this Constitution. (e) The General Council retains the power to call a Special Election. (f) Actions by the General Council shall be binding.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.