Schenck v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1897
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
May 1939
most recently cited
4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“has brought, no other question should be considered. In my opinion there is no valid authority for inflicting upon the agent of an individual insurer the penalty provided by the several acts of the legislature upon which sole reliance is placed. * * * * * * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“* * * if there exist no valid legislative authority for the action he”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.