Howe v. Ellenbecker’s Empirical Analysis
8 F.3d 1258 · 1993
Citation profile
20 federal appellate · 5 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Warth v. Seldin · Allen v. Wright · Maine v. Thiboutot · Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Title IV-D does contain an enforcement scheme in the form of fiscal sanctions the federal government may assert against the state, but these remedial measures are neither comprehensive nor available to the class. The federal government's authority to audit and impose monetary sanctions does not constitute 'comprehensive' remedies.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“enforcing the support obligations owed by absent parents ... and assuring that assistance in obtaining support will be available under this part to all children (whether or not eligible for [AFDC] for whom such assistance is requested....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“both prudent and possible to synthesize the teachings of Suter with the Court's prior precedents”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.