Legatus v. Sebelius’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 12631 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000B · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 702 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 300G
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Elrod v. Burns · Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · Wisconsin v. Yoder · Sherbert v. Verner
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) [h]as the inculcation of religious values as its purpose; (2) primarily employs persons who share its religious tenets; (3) primarily serves persons who share its religious tenets; and (4) is a non-profit organization under section 6033(a)(1) and section 6033(a)(3)(A)(i) or (in) of the [Internal Revenue] Code.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“gradually implementing the ACA’s health care provisions, instead of enforcing the entire law against all plans at the same time, does not appear to be indicative of how important the Government considers the interests of regulating public health and furthering gender equality.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“presents no rights of its own different from or greater than its owners' rights,” and allowing the corporation”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.