DeRolph v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

113 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 120 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the long-standing doctrine of judicial review, it is our sworn duty to determine whether the General Assembly has enacted legislation that is constitutional. [Citation.] We are aware that the General Assembly has the responsibility to enact legislation and that such legislation is presumptively valid. [Citations.] However, this does not mean that we may turn a deaf ear to any challenge to laws passed by the General Assembly. The presumption that laws are constitutional is rebuttable. Id. The judiciary was created as part of a system of checks and balances. We will not dodge our responsibility by asserting that this case involves a nonjusticiable political question. To do so is unthinkable. We refuse to undermine our role as judicial arbiters and to pass our responsibilities onto the lap of the General Assembly.” DeRolph, 78 Ohio St. 3d at 198 , 677 N.E.2d at 737 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Delawareans for Educ. Opportunity v. Carney · 186 Ill. 2d 198 - Lewis E. v. Spagnolo

2. “This declaration is made by the people of the state. It calls for the upbuilding of a system of schools throughout the state, and the attainment of efficiency and thoroughness in that system is thus expressly made a purpose, not local, not municipal, but state-wide. With this very purpose in view, regarding the problem as a state-wide problem, the sovereign people made it mandatory upon the General Assembly to secure not merely a system of common schools, but a system thorough and efficient throughout the state. A thorough system could not mean one in which part or any number of the school districts of the state were starved for funds. An efficient system could not mean one in which part or any number of the school districts of the state lacked teachers, buildings, or equipment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lobato v. State · Lobato v. State

3. ““The purpose of R.C. 319.301 [the H.B. 920 reduction statute], as amended, is to limit growth of real property tax revenues that would otherwise occur as a consequence of inflation of property values. R.C. 319.301 requires the application of tax reduction factors when property values increase due to reappraisal or update. The result is that a school district will receive the same number of dollars from voted levies after reappraisal as it did before reappraisal, even though real property valuation in the district has increased through real estate inflation.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Taxpayers for Westerville Schools v. Franklin County Board of Elections · Sanborn v. Hamilton Cty. Budget Comm. (Slip Opinion)