Nevada v. Watkins’s Empirical Analysis
914 F.2d 1545 · 1990
Citation profile
43 federal appellate · 13 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 83 later decisions — most recently June 2025 · most notably Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2004), Beno v. Shalala (1994)
43 federal appellate · 13 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 10131 · 42 U.S.C. § 10133 · 42 U.S.C. § 10134 · 42 U.S.C. § 10135 · 42 U.S.C. § 10136 · 42 U.S.C. § 10139 · 42 U.S.C. § 10172 · 42 U.S.C. § 10247
Relies on Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · Baker v. Carr · Heckler v. Chaney · Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization · Williams v. Rhodes
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 83 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]o exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever ... over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Upon examining the constitution I find it expressly provided, “That no preference shall be given to the ports of one State over those of another;” and that “citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States.” These provisions appear to me to be calculated for the very purpose Mr. Mason wishes to secure. Can they be consistent with any monopoly in trade and commerce? ... [The Anti-Federalists of Virginia] fear, that a majority of the States may establish regulations of commerce which will give great advantage to the carrying trade of America, and be a means of encouraging New England vessels rather than Old England. Be it so. No regulations can give such advantage to New England vessels, which will not be enjoyed by all other American vessels, and many States can build as well as New England, though not at present perhaps in equal proportion.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States”
2 later decisions 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.