James v. Chavez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 district · 1 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “was not meant to transfer from politically accountable officials to the courts the decision as to which among reasonable alternative law enforcement techniques should be employed to deal with a serious public danger. Experts in police science might disagree over which of several methods of apprehending drunken drivers is preferable as an ideal. But for purposes of Fourth Amendment analysis, the choice among such reasonable alternatives remains with government officials who have a unique understanding of, and a responsibility for, limited public resources, including a finite number of police officers.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Nelson v. City of Albuquerque · McGarry v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners for the Cnty. of Lincoln

2. “To avoid a 'Monday morning quarterback' approach, the Fourth Amendment does not require the use of the least, or even a less, forceful or intrusive alternative to effect custody, so long as the use of force is reasonable under Graham .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Nelson v. City of Albuquerque · McGarry v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners for the Cnty. of Lincoln

3. “While the Court must indulge all reasonable inferences in favor of the non-movant, the non-movant still has an obligation to produce evidence once the burden shifts to him or her.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Murphy v. City of Tulsa