United States v. Staten’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 federal appellate · 3 district · 5 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) domestic violence is a serious problem in the United States; (2) the rate of recidivism among domestic violence mis-demeanants is substantial; (3) the use of firearms in connection with domestic violence is all too common; (4) the use of firearms in connection with domestic violence increases the risk of injury or homicide during a domestic violence incident; and (5) the use of firearms in connection with domestic violence often leads to injury or homicide.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mahin · United States v. Chovan

2. “[N]othing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of firearms.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Beyer · 82 F. Supp. 3d 660 - United States v. Hosford

3. “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Brooks · State v. Beyer