88 F. Supp. 2d 1351 - Fouts v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
September 2019
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · United States v. Hays · Shaw v. Reno · United States v. City of Miami · Lawyer v. Department of Justice
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“two reapportionments within a short period of two years would greatly prejudice the [state] and its citizens by creating instability and dislocation in the electoral system and by imposing great financial and logistical burdens.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Chestnut v. Merrill“[s]uch old census figures have been recognized as unduly prejudicial because they fail to provide a basis for 'fair and accurate representation to the citizens.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Chestnut v. Merrill
How this case has been treated — in progress
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