Ungar v. Arafat’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 7 district ·

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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “claims an interest relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the action, and is so situated that disposing of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the movant’s ability to protect its interest, unless existing parties adequately represent that interest.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College · Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College

2. “The district court denied the motion to intervene in a bench decision. It did not subdivide its analysis into discrete silos. Nevertheless, its findings and reasoning can easily be inferred from the record.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Victim Rights Law Center v. Found. for Indiv. Rgts in Edu.

3. “may affirm a judgment on any independently sufficient ground made manifest in the record”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund for PR Residents, Inc. v. Ocean Capital LLC