diff --git a/cl/opinion_page/types.py b/cl/opinion_page/types.py
index 92b1025f1c..a5fc96ba9c 100644
--- a/cl/opinion_page/types.py
+++ b/cl/opinion_page/types.py
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import List, Literal
+from dataclasses import InitVar, dataclass, field
+from typing import Literal
 
-from django.urls import reverse
-
-from cl.search.models import OpinionCluster, OpinionsCitedByRECAPDocument
-
-
-@dataclass
-class RECAPDocCitationRecord:
-    total_citation_count: int
-    cit_records: List[OpinionsCitedByRECAPDocument]
+from cl.search.models import OpinionCluster, RECAPDocument
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -18,109 +10,32 @@ class ViewAuthority:
     count: int
     url: str
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_cluster_authority(cls, auth: OpinionCluster, query_string: str):
-        opinion_url = f"{auth.get_absolute_url()}?{query_string}"
-        citation_count = auth.citation_depth
-        opinion_caption = auth.caption
-        return cls(
-            caption=opinion_caption, count=citation_count, url=opinion_url
-        )
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_recap_cit_record(
-        cls, record: OpinionsCitedByRECAPDocument, query_string: str
-    ):
-        opinion_caption = record.cited_opinion.cluster.caption
-        citation_count = record.depth
-        opinion_url = (
-            f"{record.cited_opinion.cluster.get_absolute_url()}?{query_string}"
-        )
-        return cls(
-            caption=opinion_caption, count=citation_count, url=opinion_url
-        )
-
 
 @dataclass
 class AuthoritiesContext:
+    citation_record: InitVar[OpinionCluster | RECAPDocument]
+    query_string: InitVar[str]
+    top_authorities: list[ViewAuthority] = field(init=False)
     total_authorities_count: int
-    top_authorities: List[ViewAuthority]
     view_all_url: str
     doc_type: Literal["opinion", "document"]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def construct(
-        cls,
-        citation_record: OpinionCluster | RECAPDocCitationRecord,
-        request_query_string: str,
-    ):
-        doc_type: Literal["opinion", "document"]
-        if isinstance(citation_record, RECAPDocCitationRecord):
-            top_authorities = [
-                ViewAuthority.from_recap_cit_record(
-                    cit_record, request_query_string
+    def __post_init__(self, citation_record, query_string):
+        if isinstance(citation_record, RECAPDocument):
+            self.top_authorities = [
+                ViewAuthority(
+                    caption=record.cited_opinion.cluster.caption,
+                    count=record.depth,
+                    url=f"{record.cited_opinion.cluster.get_absolute_url()}?{query_string}",
                 )
-                for cit_record in citation_record.cit_records
+                for record in citation_record.authorities_with_data[:5]
             ]
-            view_all_url_base = ""  # TODO
-            total_authorities_count = citation_record.total_citation_count
-            doc_type = "document"
-
         else:
-            top_authorities = [
-                ViewAuthority.from_cluster_authority(ca, request_query_string)
-                for ca in citation_record.authorities_with_data[:5]
+            self.top_authorities = [
+                ViewAuthority(
+                    caption=record.caption,
+                    count=record.citation_depth,
+                    url=f"{record.get_absolute_url()}?{query_string}",
+                )
+                for record in citation_record.authorities_with_data[:5]
             ]
-            view_all_url_base = reverse(
-                "view_authorities",
-                args=[citation_record.pk, citation_record.slug],
-            )
-            total_authorities_count = len(
-                citation_record.authorities_with_data
-            )
-            doc_type = "opinion"
-
-        return cls(
-            top_authorities=top_authorities,
-            total_authorities_count=total_authorities_count,
-            view_all_url=view_all_url_base,
-            doc_type=doc_type,
-        )
-
-    # @classmethod
-    # def from_opinion_cluster(
-    #     cls, cluster: OpinionCluster, request_query_string: str
-    # ):
-    #     top_authorities = [
-    #         ViewAuthority.from_cluster_authority(ca, request_query_string)
-    #         for ca in cluster.authorities_with_data[:5]
-    #     ]
-    #     view_all_url_base = reverse(
-    #         "view_authorities", args=[cluster.pk, cluster.slug]
-    #     )
-    #     return cls(
-    #         top_authorities=top_authorities,
-    #         view_all_url=f"{view_all_url_base}?{request_query_string}",
-    #         total_authorities_count=len(cluster.authorities_with_data),
-    #     )
-
-    # @classmethod
-    # def from_recap_document_cits(
-    #     cls,
-    #     total_cit_count: int,
-    #     cit_records: List[OpinionsCitedByRECAPDocument],
-    #     request_query_string: str,
-    # ):
-    #     top_authorities = [
-    #         ViewAuthority.from_recap_cit_record(
-    #             r, query_string=request_query_string
-    #         )
-    #         for r in cit_records
-    #     ]
-    #     # TODO
-    #     view_all_url_base = ""
-    #     return cls(
-    #         top_authorities=top_authorities,
-    #         total_authorities_count=total_cit_count,
-    #         view_all_url=view_all_url_base,
-    #     )