United States v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1201 (International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993) · 18 U.S.C. § 2119 · 18 U.S.C. § 2261 (§ 40221 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2262 (§ 40221 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 248 (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 32 · 18 U.S.C. § 371 · 18 U.S.C. § 844
Relies on United States v. Lopez · United States v. Darby · Gregory v. Ashcroft · Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · Perez v. United States
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.
“[t]he 'affecting commerce' test ... define[s] the extent of Congress's power over purely intra state commercial activities that nonetheless have substantial inter state effects.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]here are many ways to cross state lines without moving in the channels of interstate commerce,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]n interstate movement does not necessarily involve ... interstate commerce....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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