738 F. Supp. 2d 817 - Moore v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Thank you, however, you use the term “peers” quite loosely____Not one of my peers- — -administrators of this university — .Was involved in this mean-spirited, irresponsible and infantile mud-slinging. ... You and your interim advisor are wholly liable for not verifying facts before implying in print that I have committed ethics violations.... This is a very serious charge that you made. It could have seriously harmed me personally and professionally. I am sure the intent was to put me in the hot seat. Unfortunately for you and the cabal, Dr. Pogue and [another University administrator approved of Arnold’s daughter’s performance].... I’m sure you don’t advise your children or grandchildren to be dishonest, destructive, unprofessional, vindictive and mean-spirited. You don’t have to: they learn from your behavior. This is a reap-what-you-sow world; you’ll get an opportunity to learn from your behavior. You have been entrusted with $20,000 of tax dollars per semester to be the voice of CSU students[ 18 ] What are you saying on their behalf? More important, why in the world are you saying it, George?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore v. Watson

2. “In recent issues, you have lobbed antiSemitic, homophobic, and mean-spirited personal attacks that demonstrate that you are out of step with the expectations of the CSU family.[ 16 ] The First Amendment grants Tempo the right to force literate members of this community to suffer the humiliation of its poor news judgment, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, layout and other faux pas that reflect poorly on the quality of teaching and learning at this institution of higher education. We do not wish to deny you that right — or the right to treat others in ways that you would not want to be treated. However, [the school’s leadership] is committed to fostering civility, respect, fair play and collegiality. Therefore, we request that you not represent us in print as promoting behavior or values that fall far short of those high standards.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore v. Watson

3. “Both before and after Moore’s ouster, Arnold expressed her displeasure with Tempo’s coverage-often in harsh terms. Nor were her complaints limited to matters of grammar or professionalism. Rather, the record reflects that Arnold protested about the newspaper’s story choices and methods of reporting.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Moore v. Watson