State of Oregon Division of State Lands v. Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior United States’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions

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

1. “Since the relinquishment to the United States contemplated a completed exchange of lands, an equity in the nature of a right to rescission remained with the owner of the relinquished land until the exchange had been completed and it was not until then that the United States might be regarded as vested with unconditional ownership.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Masayesva v. Zah

2. “'A clear list is a government list of lands, title to which has been cleared to a party. It transfers title as effectively as a patent.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 293 Or. App. 127 - Cascadia Wildlands v. Or. Dep't of State Lands

3. “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Washington State Health Facilities Association v. State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services