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← 86 MASSAPPCT 554 - K.A. v. T.R.

K.A. v. T.R.’s Empirical Analysis

2014

Citation profile

20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
April 2019
most recently cited

20 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Dwyer v. Globe Newspaper Co. · Gilmore v. Gilmore · Custody of Vaughn · Birchall · Adams v. Adams

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

  1. “rise to the level of reasoned appellate argument as contemplated by [ rule 16 (a) (4) ]”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “[A] civil contempt finding [must] be supported by clear and convincing evidence of disobedience of a clear and unequivocal command.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “A judge's ultimate conclusion on the contempt finding is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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.