Gordon v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.3d 638 · 2013
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 15 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 375 (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009) · 15 U.S.C. § 376 · 15 U.S.C. § 376a · 15 U.S.C. § 377 · 16 U.S.C. § 3372 · 18 U.S.C. § 1716E · 18 U.S.C. § 842 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on International Shoe Co. v. Washington · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Pearson v. Callahan · United States v. Salerno
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.
“[E]nforcement of an unconstitutional law is always contrary to the public interest.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“This burden “to negative every conceivable ■ basis which might support” the law -is especially difficult to meet. Rational basis review “is not a license for courts to judge the wisdom, fairness, or logic of legislative choices.” Courts must uphold legislation “[e]ven- if the classification involved ... is to some extent both underinclusive and overinelu- ' sive....” In the ordinary case, “a law will be sustained if it can be said to advance a legitimate government interest, even if the law seems unwise or works to the disadvantage of a particular group, or if the rationale for it seems tenuous.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish [1] that he is likely to succeed on the merits, [2] that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, [3] that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and [4] that an injunction is in the public interest.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.