Most-cited U.S. court decisions
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Most-cited U.S. Supreme Court decisions
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Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009)cited by 158,210
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Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007)cited by 154,892
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Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 (1986)cited by 134,871
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Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986)cited by 119,810
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Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)cited by 110,220
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Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967)cited by 83,798
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Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979)cited by 74,130
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Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574 (1986)cited by 58,648
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Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)cited by 50,292
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Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000)cited by 41,948
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Monell v. N.Y. City Dept. of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658 (1978)cited by 41,355
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Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89 (2007)cited by 37,019
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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)cited by 36,526
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Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)cited by 32,263
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Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1986)cited by 30,986
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Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)cited by 30,396
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Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957)cited by 29,576
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Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994)cited by 28,655
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Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976)cited by 28,205
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Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003)cited by 27,477
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Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519 (1972)cited by 26,889
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Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)cited by 24,918
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Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992)cited by 23,999
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Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319 (1989)cited by 23,403
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Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389 (1971)cited by 23,092
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Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962)cited by 22,680
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Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982)cited by 20,573
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United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2004)cited by 20,425
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Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)cited by 19,945
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Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007)cited by 19,221
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Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967)cited by 19,172
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Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945)cited by 17,658
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Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178 (1962)cited by 17,645
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West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988)cited by 17,571
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Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)cited by 17,389
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Erie R.R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938)cited by 17,059
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Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971)cited by 17,038
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Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976)cited by 16,919
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Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424 (1983)cited by 16,543
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Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)cited by 15,774
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Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)cited by 15,277
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Link v. Wabash R.R., 370 U.S. 626 (1962)cited by 15,231
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Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144 (1970)cited by 14,998
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Tex. Dep't of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248 (1981)cited by 14,548
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Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983)cited by 14,467
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United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 (1993)cited by 14,440
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Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362 (2000)cited by 14,337
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Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971)cited by 14,070
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Will v. Mich. Dep't of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)cited by 14,041
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Biestek v. Berryhill, 587 U.S. 97 (2019)cited by 13,958
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Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)cited by 13,828
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Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375 (1994)cited by 13,807
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Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009)cited by 13,474
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United Mine Workers of Am. v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966)cited by 13,443
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Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007)cited by 13,420
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Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988)cited by 13,410
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Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232 (1974)cited by 13,109
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Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)cited by 12,966
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Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86 (2011)cited by 12,812
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Bd. of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564 (1972)cited by 12,771
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Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7 (2008)cited by 12,741
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Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc., 530 U.S. 133 (2000)cited by 12,018
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Consol. Edison Co. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., 305 U.S. 197 (1938)cited by 11,944
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Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004)cited by 11,782
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Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985)cited by 11,760
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Kentucky v. Graham, 473 U.S. 159 (1985)cited by 11,431
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Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722 (1991)cited by 11,334
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Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969)cited by 11,275
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Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539 (1974)cited by 11,247
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Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635 (1987)cited by 11,185
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Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998)cited by 11,006
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Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199 (2007)cited by 10,884
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Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)cited by 10,783
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Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972)cited by 10,778
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Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471 (1963)cited by 10,714
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Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520 (1979)cited by 10,641
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Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25 (1992)cited by 10,447
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Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475 (1973)cited by 10,418
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Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471 (1972)cited by 10,398
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Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52 (1985)cited by 10,376
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Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564 (1985)cited by 10,238
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Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343 (1988)cited by 10,195
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Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 (1973)cited by 10,013
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Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975)cited by 9,972
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Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490 (1975)cited by 9,928
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City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989)cited by 9,852
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Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265 (1986)cited by 9,740
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Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137 (1987)cited by 9,725
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Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 (2001)cited by 9,697
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Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env't, 523 U.S. 83 (1998)cited by 9,680
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In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970)cited by 9,566
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Mullane v. Cent. Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306 (1950)cited by 9,354
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Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299 (1931)cited by 9,198
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Moses H. Cone Mem'l Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp., 460 U.S. 1 (1983)cited by 9,022
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Welch v. Helvering, 290 U.S. 111 (1933)cited by 9,022
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Ex Parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908)cited by 8,992
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Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949)cited by 8,958
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Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982)cited by 8,953
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Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60 (1942)cited by 8,798
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Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458 (1938)cited by 8,582
Most-cited federal court of appeals decisions
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Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991)cited by 11,516
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Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981)cited by 10,536
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Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2000)cited by 10,351
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Rovilma Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310 (4th Cir. 2005)cited by 9,884
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United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011)cited by 9,753
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Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 79 F.3d 1415 (5th Cir. 1996)cited by 9,418
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Phillips v. Cnty. of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008)cited by 8,538
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J. Wilkerson v. B. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834 (9th Cir. 2014)cited by 7,762
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Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106 (10th Cir. 1991)cited by 7,473
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Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258 (9th Cir. 1992)cited by 7,466
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Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676 (4th Cir. 2001)cited by 7,442
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Triestman v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons, 470 F.3d 471 (2d Cir. 2006)cited by 7,097
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United States v. W, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981)cited by 6,782
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Garrison v. Colvin, 759 F.3d 995 (9th Cir. 2014)cited by 6,631
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Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside, 578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009)cited by 6,280
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Jena Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep't Al Olsen, Police Chief, 901 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1990)cited by 6,226
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Lavonne BAXTER v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391 (9th Cir. 1991)cited by 6,057
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McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 5,774
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Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2012)cited by 5,677
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Harris v. Mills, 572 F.3d 66 (2d Cir. 2009)cited by 5,626
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United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir. 2003)cited by 5,566
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Little v. Liquid Air Corp., 37 F.3d 1069 (5th Cir. 1994)cited by 5,525
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Hill v. Lappin, 630 F.3d 468 (6th Cir. 2010)cited by 5,444
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Thomas v. Barnhart, 278 F.3d 947 (9th Cir. 2002)cited by 5,221
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Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564 (9th Cir. 1992)cited by 5,052
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Ivey v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Alaska, 673 F.2d 266 (2d Cir. 1982)cited by 5,018
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Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 1999)cited by 4,990
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Lacey v. Arpaio, 693 F.3d 896 (9th Cir. 2012)cited by 4,980
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Burch v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 400 F.3d 676 (9th Cir. 2005)cited by 4,849
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In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec. Litig.. P. Gregory Buchanan, Jacob Turner & Ronald Abramoff, 114 F.3d 1410 (3d Cir. 1997)cited by 4,759
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Grayson v. Mayview State Hosp. Allegheny Cnty. Jail Camp Hill Prison United States, 293 F.3d 103 (3d Cir. 2002)cited by 4,698
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George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 2007)cited by 4,617
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Garcia Jay Wright v. George Collins,, Md. Penitentiary Dr. Berry Officer Larry Donnell, 766 F.2d 841 (4th Cir. 1985)cited by 4,595
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Camby v. Larry Davis James M. Lester, 718 F.2d 198 (4th Cir. 1983)cited by 4,520
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Malone v. United States Postal Serv., an Agency of the United States, 833 F.2d 128 (9th Cir. 1987)cited by 4,476
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Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006)cited by 4,372
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Smolen v. Chater, 80 F.3d 1273 (9th Cir. 1996)cited by 4,345
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Orn v. Astrue, 495 F.3d 625 (9th Cir. 2007)cited by 4,311
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Chambers v. Time Warner, 282 F.3d 147 (2d Cir. 2002)cited by 4,304
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Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338 (9th Cir. 2010)cited by 4,294
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Dairl Johnson Claudine Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992)cited by 4,171
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Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 2008)cited by 4,155
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Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639 (9th Cir. 2002)cited by 4,113
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Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821 (9th Cir. 1995)cited by 4,023
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Isbell Enters. v. Citizens Cas. Co, 431 F.2d 409 (3d Cir. 1970)cited by 3,975
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Johnson v. Duffy, 588 F.2d 740 (9th Cir. 1978)cited by 3,958
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Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215 (5th Cir. 1983)cited by 3,871
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Andrews v. Shalala, 53 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 1995)cited by 3,831
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Robbins ex rel. Robbins v. Okla. ex rel. Dep't of Human Servs., 519 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. 2008)cited by 3,751
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Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923)cited by 3,560
Most-cited state supreme court decisions
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State v. Thompkins, 1997 Ohio 52, 678 N.E.2d 541cited by 16,127
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Blakemore v. Blakemore, 450 N.E.2d 1140 (Ohio 1983)cited by 14,326
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State v. Jenks, 574 N.E.2d 492 (Ohio 1991)cited by 11,277
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People v. Contes, 454 N.E.2d 932 (N.Y. 1983)cited by 10,369
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People v. Bleakley, 508 N.E.2d 672 (N.Y. 1987)cited by 10,132
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High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978)cited by 9,486
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City of Keller v. Wilson, 168 S.W.3d 802 (Tex. 2005)cited by 9,362
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People v. Wende, 600 P.2d 1071 (Cal. 1979)cited by 8,822
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Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833 (Tex. 1992)cited by 8,126
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Zuckerman v. City of N.Y., 404 N.E.2d 718 (N.Y. 1980)cited by 8,040
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People v. Danielson, 880 N.E.2d 1 (N.Y. 2007)cited by 8,013
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Ex Parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967)cited by 7,857
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Dresher v. Burt, 1996 Ohio 107, 662 N.E.2d 264cited by 7,640
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People v. Watson, 299 P.2d 243 (Cal. 1956)cited by 7,401
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Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30 (Mo. 1976)cited by 7,110
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State v. Dehass, 227 N.E.2d 212 (Ohio 1967)cited by 7,098
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State v. Bradley, 538 N.E.2d 373 (Ohio 1989)cited by 7,015
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Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 501 N.E.2d 572 (N.Y. 1986)cited by 6,940
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Nixon v. Prop. Mgmt. Co., 690 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. 1985)cited by 6,855
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Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005)cited by 6,634
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Johnson v. State, 23 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000)cited by 6,168
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Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc., 701 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. 1985)cited by 6,069
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Guzman v. State, 955 S.W.2d 85 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997)cited by 6,008
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Thompson v. State, 9 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999)cited by 5,907
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Winegrad v. N.Y. Univ. Med. Ctr., 476 N.E.2d 642 (N.Y. 1985)cited by 5,874
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Almanza v. State, 686 S.W.2d 157 (Tex. Crim. App. 1985)cited by 5,827
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Rosell v. Esco, 549 So. 2d 840 (La. 1989)cited by 5,502
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State ex rel. Glover v. State, 660 So. 2d 1189 (La. 1995)cited by 5,429
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Clewis v. State, 922 S.W.2d 126 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996)cited by 5,424
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Hooper v. State, 214 S.W.3d 9 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007)cited by 5,303
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People v. Gonzalez, 393 N.E.2d 987 (N.Y. 1979)cited by 5,287
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People v. Crimmins, 326 N.E.2d 787 (N.Y. 1975)cited by 5,242
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People v. Baldi, 429 N.E.2d 400 (N.Y. 1981)cited by 5,129
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Seasons Coal Co. v. City of Cleveland, 461 N.E.2d 1273 (Ohio 1984)cited by 5,029
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Tex. Dep't of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda, 133 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. 2004)cited by 5,023
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Stobart v. State Through DOTD, 617 So. 2d 880 (La. 1993)cited by 4,794
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C. E. Morris Co. v. Foley Constr. Co., 376 N.E.2d 578 (Ohio 1978)cited by 4,718
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Malik v. State, 953 S.W.2d 234 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997)cited by 4,658
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City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Auth., 589 S.W.2d 671 (Tex. 1979)cited by 4,656
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Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191 (Tex. 2001)cited by 4,624
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Tex. Ass'n of Bus. v. Tex. Air Control Bd., 852 S.W.2d 440 (Tex. 1993)cited by 4,526
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In the interest of C.H., 89 S.W.3d 17 (Tex. 2002)cited by 4,510
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Holley v. Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367 (Tex. 1976)cited by 4,481
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In the Interest of J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d 256 (Tex. 2002)cited by 4,408
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In re Aho, 347 N.E.2d 647 (N.Y. 1976)cited by 3,785
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People v. Romero, 859 N.E.2d 902 (N.Y. 2006)cited by 3,649
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People v. Lopez, 844 N.E.2d 1145 (N.Y. 2006)cited by 3,578
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People v. Benevento, 697 N.E.2d 584 (N.Y. 1998)cited by 3,332
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People v. Mateo, 811 N.E.2d 1053 (N.Y. 2004)cited by 2,498
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Hagos v. People, 2012 CO 63, 288 P.3d 116cited by 492