Veasey v. Perry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) whether the stay applicant has made a strong showing that he [or she] is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether the applicant will be irreparably injured absent a stay; (3) whether issuance of the stay will substantially injure the other parties interested in the proceeding; and (4) where the public interest lies.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Texas v. United States · 64 F. Supp. 3d 906 - Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant

2. “[U]nder certain circumstances, such as where an impending election is imminent and a State's election machinery is already in progress, equitable considerations might justify a court in withholding the granting of immediately effective relief in a legislative apportionment case, even though the existing apportionment scheme was found invalid.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thomas v. Bryant

3. “in light of the importance of maintaining the status quo on the eve of an election”); Colon-Marrero v. Conty-Perez, 703 F.3d 134 , 139 n.9 (1st Cir. 2012) (noting that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Feldman v. Arizona Secretary of State's Office