Smith v. Reagan’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
April 1988
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 22 U.S.C. § 1732 · 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Relies on Baker v. Carr · Powell v. McCormack · William Marbury v. James Madison · Laird v. Tatum · Harisiades v. Shaughnessy
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“directly involves foreign policy decisions and falls squarely under the category of political questions ... which involve 'potential judicial interference with executive discretion in the foreign affairs field' and which 'seek to dictate foreign policy.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Smith v. Reagan“enjoy the full protection and benefit of [the Hostage Act] and further that the Defendants shall comply with such statutory provisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Smith v. Reagan“arising out of rights derived from the United States Constitution and law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Smith v. Reagan
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.