McCormack v. Hiedeman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “That the said JENNIE LINN MCCORMACK, in the County of Bannock, State of Idaho, on the 24th day of December, 2010, did induce or knowingly aid in the production or performance of an abortion by knowingly submitting to an abortion and/or soliciting of another, for herself, the production of an abortion; and/or who purposely terminated her own pregnancy other than by live birth.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 900 F. Supp. 2d 1128 - McCormack v. Hiedeman

2. “properly staffed and equipped for the performance of such procedures and respecting which the responsible physician or physicians have made satisfactory arrangements with one or more acute care hospitals within reasonable proximity thereof providing for the prompt availability of hospital care as may be required due to complications or emergencies that might arise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCormack v. Herzog

3. “neither declaratory nor injunctive relief can directly interfere with enforcement of contested statutes or ordinances except with respect to the particular federal plaintiffs, and the State is free to prosecute others who may violate the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 355 F. Supp. 3d 964 - Rynearson v. Ferguson