Seyfried v. Walton’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · Wood v. Strickland · Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · Shelton v. Tucker · Epperson v. Arkansas
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.
“does not differ in principle from the selection of course curriculum,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Limitations of time and resources ... dictate that choices be made.... (S)ince the objective of the process is the 'inculcation of both knowledge and social values' in young people, these decisions as to what will be taught will necessarily involve an acceptance or preference of some values over others.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Seyfried v. Walton“By and large, public education in our Nation is committed to the control of state and local authorities. Courts do not and cannot intervene in the resolution of ■ conflicts which arise in the daily operation of school systems and which do not directly and sharply implicate basic constitutional values.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Seyfried v. Walton
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.