Ex parte Robinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

197 federal appellate · 40 district · 138 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 641 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The moment the courts of the United States were called into existence and invested with jurisdiction over any subject, they became possessed of this power.”

   33 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Eilenbecker v. District Court of Plymouth County · Young v. United States Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.

2. ““As thus seen, the power of these courts in the punishment of contempts can only be "exercised to insure order and decorum vn their presence, to secure faithfulness on the part of their officers in their official transactions, and to enforce obedience to their lawful orders, judgments, and processes.” (Italics ours).”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Toledo Newspaper Co. v. United States · Nye v. United States

3. ““A court of the United States shall have power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other, as— “(1) Misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice; . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 401 . (Emphasis added)”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Savin · In re Chase