723 So. 2d 199 - Avatar Development Corp. v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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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. “fundamental and primary policy decisions . . . be made by members of the legislature who are elected to perform those tasks, and [that the] administration of legislative programs must be pursuant to some minimal standards and guidelines ascertainable by reference to the enactment establishing the program.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Florida Dept. of State v. Martin · 885 So. 2d 321 - Bush v. Schiavo

2. “contains sufficient standards or guidelines to enable the agency and the courts to determine whether the agency is carrying out the legislature's intent.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 885 So. 2d 321 - Bush v. Schiavo · 947 So. 2d 1279 - Imhotep-Nguzo Saba Chart. v. Dept. of Educ.

3. “While chapter 403 grants [the Department of Environmental Protection] the authority to determine conditions upon which permits may be issued, that power is limited to conditions necessary to effectuate the Legislature's specific policy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Florida Dept. of State v. Martin