Frye v. Vigo County’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “all meetings of the governing bodies of public agencies must be open at all times for the purpose of permitting members of the public to observe and record them.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. West · Hinojosa v. Board of Public Works & Safety

2. “(3) Whether the public interest will be served by voiding the policy, decision, or final action by determining which of the following factors outweighs the other: (A) The remedial benefits gained by effectuating the public policy of the state declared in section one of this chapter. (B) The prejudice likely to accrue to the public if the policy, decision, or final action is voided, including the extent to which persons have relied upon the validity of the challenged action and the effect declaring the challenged action void would have on them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hinojosa v. Board of Public Works & Safety

3. “Executive sessions may be held only for discussion of strategy with respect to the initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hinojosa v. Board of Public Works & Safety