In re L.S.’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 25 U.S.C. § 1902 (§ 3 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978) · 25 U.S.C. § 1903 (§ 4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978)
Relies on Rice v. Cayetano · United States v. Broncheau · Sheboygan County Department of Human Services v. Neal J.G. · Matter of Dependency and Neglect of AL · Phillip A. C. v. Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“in the best interests of the child and ... the least restrictive alternative available.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re M.C.“viewed from the child's ... perspective.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re M.C.
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.