Landmark rulings on one state statute immediately govern many other states’ laws.

Evidence

Other states had passed or were contemplating similar laws, and so Hellerstedt was a crucial test of what sorts of laws were compatible with the “undue burden” test announced in Casey. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3066

Categorization

• XREF: Illustrates national policymaking effects of single judicial decisions, a recurring theme in this book.