Newdow v. Roberts’s Empirical Analysis
603 F.3d 1002 · 2010
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 37 district ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 2553 · 13 U.S.C. § 141 · 2 U.S.C. § 2 · 28 U.S.C. § 1 (Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 453 · 36 U.S.C. § 302 · 36 U.S.C. § 501
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · Allen v. Wright · City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“As a general matter, a court will not entertain a suit unless the defendant has been made a party by service of process. Courts' do grant an exception ...r for “John Doe” defendants, but only in situations where the otherwise unavailable identity of the defendant will eventually be made known through discovery.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“like the practice of legislative prayer, use of 'so help me God' in oaths for government officials is deeply rooted in the Nation's history and tradition”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“has become part of our heritage and tradition, part of our expressive idiom, similar to the Pledge of Allegiance, inaugural prayer, or the recitation of 'God save the United States and this honorable Court' at the opening of [the Supreme Court's] sessions.”
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.