Associated Press v. Otter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 4 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “based [its decision] on an erroneous legal standard or a clearly erroneous finding of fact.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. v. Smith · U.S. v. California

2. “A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. U.S. v. California

3. “[t]he loss of First Amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, ... constitutes irreparable injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Citizens for Quality Educ. San Diego v. Barrera