United States v. Joshua’s Empirical Analysis
607 F.3d 379 · 2010
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 858 · 10 U.S.C. § 876B · 10 U.S.C. § 889 · 10 U.S.C. § 893 · 10 U.S.C. § 915 · 10 U.S.C. § 951 · 18 U.S.C. § 3551 (Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3621
Relies on Parker v. Levy · Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. · Chappell v. Wallace · Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · Reid v. Covert
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f the language is ambiguous, in that it lends itself to more than one reasonable interpretation, [the court's] obligation is to find that interpretation which can most fairly be said to be imbedded in the statute, in the sense of being most harmonious with its scheme and the general purposes that Congress manifested.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]f, after the hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a sexually dangerous person, the court shall commit the person to the custody of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall release the person to the appropriate official of the State in which the person is domiciled or was tried if such State will assume responsibility for his custody, care, and treatment.”
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.