State v. Heiskell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 state decisions

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

1. “"The equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Const. art. I, § 12 `require that "`persons similarly situated with respect to the legitimate purpose of the law receive like treatment.'"' State v. Schaaf, 109 Wash.2d 1, 17 , 743 P.2d 240 (1987) (quoting State v. Phelan, 100 Wash.2d 508, 512 , 671 P.2d 1212 (1983) (quoting Harmon v. McNutt, 91 Wash.2d 126, 130 , 587 P.2d 537 (1978))). One of three tests may be used to determine whether this clause has been violated. First, the strict scrutiny test applies when a classification affects a suspect class or a fundamental right. Schaaf, at 17, 743 P.2d 240 .... Second, the intermediate scrutiny test may apply `in limited circumstances': the Supreme Court has applied this test for gender-based classifications; this court has applied intermediate scrutiny to classifications affecting `both an important right (the right to liberty) and a semi-suspect class not accountable for its status (the poor).' Schaaf, at 18, 743 P.2d 240 .... Third, under the rational relationship test, `a law is subjected to minimal scrutiny and will be upheld "`unless it rests on grounds wholly irrelevant to the achievement of a legitimate state objective.'"' Schaaf, at 17, 743 P.2d 240 (quoting Phelan, at 512, 671 P.2d 1212 (quoting Nielsen v. Washington State Bar Ass'n, 90 Wash.2d 818, 820 , 585 P.2d 1191 (1978)))."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Personal Restraint of Dyer · Faust v. Albertson

2. “`[T]his state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by regulating sex offenders by requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement. . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Watson · State v. Watson

3. “`[standard] is the most relaxed and tolerant form of judicial scrutiny under the equal protection clause.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. DeYoung v. Providence Medical Center · Faust v. Albertson