Harkless v. Brunner’s Empirical Analysis
545 F.3d 445 · 2008
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973G (§ 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) · 7 U.S.C. § 2012 · 7 U.S.C. § 2020
Relies on Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · Gregory v. Ashcroft · Henrietta v. Bloomberg · League of United Latin American Citizens v. Bredesen
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]nd, because Ohio chose to implement its requirements through the county departments and to make local officials responsible, those local officials, not the Secretary, are the proper parties to this lawsuit.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Because Ohio law authorizes the statewide DJFS (and thus the Director) to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA, the Director relies on the following curious proposition: because local authorities have the independent responsibility to comply with the NVRA, the Director should not be held accountable. True, the Ohio General Assembly has tasked the county offices with implementing the NVRA; but, as previously explained, the General Assembly also tasked the Director with the power to enforce any county transgressions of federal law. This is not an either-or proposition. The fact that some states, like Ohio, delegate the administration of public assistance programs to counties or municipalities should not mean that those states are free of all statutory obligations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“any time a person enters a DJFS office to receive food stamps, Medicaid assistance, welfare, or disability benefits assistance, that person should receive a voter registration form for federal elections and assistance in filling out the form.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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