Hurley v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If there is reasonable cause to believe contraband has been concealed in a body cavity, the inmate shall be immediately examined ... by a facility health staff member.”); United States v. Lilly, 576 F.2d 1240, 1247 (5th Cir.1978) (”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 737 F. Supp. 2d 992 - Lucero v. Bush · Bonitz v. Fair

2. ““In Galvan and in other similar decisions, the constitutionality of a statute or administrative practice was in issue and the State conceded that the same legal question was posed by the application of the challenged statute or practice to all those within the purported class. Since it is ordinarily assumed that State officials will abide by the court’s judgment, where the State has admitted the identity of issues as to all potential class litigants class certification is indeed unnecessary.” Id. at 611 (footnote omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lee v. Board of Higher Ed. in City of New York

3. “heavily shackled and under close and constant guard during the few excursions from his segregated cell”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Arruda v. Fair