Edwards v. Beck’s Empirical Analysis
786 F.3d 1113 · 2015
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Roe v. Wade · Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. P Casey P Casey · City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. · Webster v. Reproductive Health Services · Gonzales v. Carhart
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a statute which, while furthering [a] valid state interest, has the effect of placing a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman's choice cannot be considered a permissible means of serving its legitimate ends.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“[w]hether or not exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a State may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.