Nunn v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis

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281 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 283 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “jurisdictional matters are of such magnitude that we take notice of them at any time and do so even ex mero motu.”

   90 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Waite v. Waite · Mc v. Ljh

2. “The Constitutions of most, if not all, of the states contain provisions similar to those quoted above from Section 51 of the Constitution of this state. And it is well settled that such a provision vests the legislature with sole and exclusive power in this regard, and deprives the courts of jurisdiction of those matters.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S.M. v. C.A. · 990 So. 2d 314 - Wood v. Booth

3. “"In Buskey v. Amos, 294 Ala. 1 , 310 So.2d 468 (1975), this Court held that it had lost jurisdiction over an election contest based on a challenge to the residency qualifications of a candidate for the state senate. In Buskey , the challenged candidate had been certified as his party's nominee; his name had been placed on the general election ballot; he had been elected to the state senate by the people of his district; he had been certified by the Secretary of State as having been elected to the senate; and he had taken the oath for the office of state senator, all before the challenge was submitted to this Court. The Court held that it had no jurisdiction over the question of the challenged candidate's residency qualifications after he had taken office, because such questions were constitutionally committed to the state legislature: "`It is uncontradicted that [the candidate] was certified on November 13, 1974, by [the] Secretary of State, to have been elected to the State Senate in the general election of November 5, 1974, and that [the candidate] took the oath of office as Senator from District 33 on November 11, 1974, and presently occupies that seat in the State Senate. Article 4, Section 46, Alabama Constitution of 1901, provides that "The terms of office of the senators and representatives shall commence on the day after the general election at which they are elected...." "`Article 4, Section 51, Alabama Constitution of 1901, provides, in reference to the legislature ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 990 So. 2d 314 - Wood v. Booth