Miller v. Oubre’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in affairs of local concern, a home rule charter government possesses `powers which within its jurisdiction are as broad as that of the state, except when limited by the constitution, laws permitted by the constitution, or its own home rule charter.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. CAMPAIGN FOR a LIVING WAGE v. New Orleans · 785 So. 2d 1 - Morial v. Smith & Wesson Corp.

2. “of a special election, but only to the reopening of the qualifying period and the resulting re-scheduling of the election to the general election date. Moreover, although plaintiffs request that the names of any candidate qualifying during the reopened qualifying period be withdrawn, see LSA-R.S. 18:494, the petition does not name a candidate, nor has any candidate been served or given an opportunity to respond to the challenge. See LSA-R.S. 18:1402(A); 18:1406(C). The time constraints provided for in LSA-R.S. 18:1409 do not apply where there is no objection to the candidacy of a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 971 So. 2d 1136 - Dale v. Louisiana Secretary of State

3. “freedom and flexibility to manage its own local affairs without undue legislative influence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 785 So. 2d 1 - Morial v. Smith & Wesson Corp.