Harvell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate ·

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

1. “not only the evidence that supports its decision but also all the substantial evidence contrary to its opinion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. African-American Voting Rights Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. State of Mo. · Vecinos de Barrio Uno v. City of Holyoke

2. “) encompasses the city of Blytheville, Arkansas, and adjacent rural areas outside the city limits. According to the 1980 federal census, the district has a population of 23,500, of whom approximately 64% are white and 35% are black. The voting age population, the pertinent population for Voting Rights Act purposes, is 14,500, of whom approximately 70% are white and 29% are black. The district court found that the black population in the district is geographically compact, located on the south side of the city of Blytheville, and is a politically cohesive group. 3 The Blytheville School Board (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harvell v. Blytheville School District # 5

3. “) consists of eight members. Each member serves a four-year term, and two terms expire each year. Under the election scheme that was in place until 1987, the candidate who received the most votes was elected to the board, whether or not that candidate received a majority vote.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harvell v. Blytheville School District # 5