State v. Nail’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
1
states following
June 2019
most recently cited
21 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · Boykin v. Alabama · Bell v. Wolfish · Grayned v. City of Rockford · Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“There are three generally cited underpinnings of the void-for-vagueness doctrine. First, a statute cannot be so vague that it does not give persons of ordinary understanding fair notice that certain conduct is prohibited. Second, due process requires that statutes provide those clothed with authority sufficient guidance to prevent the exercise of power in an arbitrary or discriminatory fashion. Third, a statute cannot sweep so broadly as to prohibit substantial amounts of constitutionally-protected activities, such as speech protected under the First Amendment.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“Among other things, the Due Process Clause prohibits enforcement of vague statutes under the void-for-vagueness doctrine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“in pari materia , or 'by reference to other similar statutes or other statutes related to the same subject matter.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.