Tons v. Bley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “means that a respondent represents a credible threat to the safety of a petitioner or a member of a petitioner's household.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Torres v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration · As v. TH

2. “by a preponderance of the evidence, the trial court 'shall grant the relief necessary to bring about a cessation of the violence or the threat of violence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. As v. TH · A.S. v. T.H.

3. “had physically struck Travis in November of 2002 and on other occasions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. As v. TH · A.S. v. T.H.