Galda v. Bloustein’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 federal appellate · 5 district · 2 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To overcome the presumptive validity of the university’s judgment that an organization contributes to the university community, and to make out a prima facie case that exaction of the fee conflicts with the mandates of the First Amendment, persons objecting to the fee must establish that the challenged group functions essentially as a political action group with only an incidental educational component.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Galda v. Rutgers · Galda v. Rutgers

2. “a. to engage in non-partisan analysis, study and research of such issues as urban revitalization, consumer protection, resource planning, urban and rural occupational safety and labor conditions, protection of natural areas and environmental quality, racial and sexual discrimination, landlord-tenant relations, delivery of health care and similar matters of urgent or long-range concern to the general welfare of the people of the State of New Jersey. b. to make available to the public at all times a full and fair exposition of the pertinent facts and results of such nonpartisan analysis, study and research so that citizens may form independent conclusions beneficial to the community.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Galda v. Rutgers · Galda v. Rutgers

3. “But the judgment clearly made in Hanson and Street is that such interference as exists is constitutionally justified by the legislative assessment of the important contribution of the union shop to the system of labor relations established by Congress:”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 584 F. Supp. 1190 - Lindenbaum v. City of Philadelphia · 4 Cal. 4th 843 - Smith v. Regents of University of California