Casey v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. “(a) No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States ... shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, ... be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.... * * * * * * (b) For purposes of this section, the term “program or activity” means all of the operations of— (3) (A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or as an entire sole proprietorship— ‡ * H* * * H« (ii) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 892 F. Supp. 176 - Robinson v. Henry Ford Health Systems

2. “the cost of protecting a constitutional right cannot justify its total denial”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Casey v. Lewis

3. “unwilling to abridge an inmate's constitutional right of access to the courts”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Casey v. Lewis