State v. Colosimo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The important role fishing plays in the lives of many Minnesotans and the corresponding need for effective regulation to protect the viability of our state’s fish and game resources recently inspired an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution .... The amendment provides, “Hunting and fishing and the taking of game and fish are a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for the people and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good.” Minn. Const, art. XIII, § 12. This provision of the Minnesota Constitution must be considered in our analysis along with the extensive laws and regulations passed to manage fishing for the public good.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mertins v. Commissioner of Natural Resources

2. “society is prepared to recognize as reasonable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Chute