effective
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 468 U.S. 897 - United States v. Leon · 1984Most cited · 16,034 citing opinions
of vindicating a defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.
How often courts cite the cases defining “effective”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “effective” — 16,575 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1936–1984
- ORIGINAL
The word 'effective,' as here employed, connotes completeness of operative force and freedom to act. And a registration statement which, while still in fieri, is brought under official challenge in respect of its validity and subjected to an official proceeding aimed at its destruction, cannot be so characterized until the challenge is determined in favor of the registrant.
registration statement