United States v. Buffis’s Empirical Analysis
867 F.3d 230 · 2017
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Hobbs Act)
Relies on United States v. Zannino · Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · Evans v. United States · United States v. Hathaway · Ocasio v. United States
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is defined under the Hobbs Act as 'the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“show that a public official has obtained a payment to which he was not entitled, knowing that the payment was made in return for official acts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that proof of bribery cannot be proof of extortion [under color of official right] (and vice-versa)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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