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Legal rules, mapped by behavior: when the same opinions keep quoting two canonical passages together, those passages state parts of one doctrine. Each topic below is a community of passages discovered from the citation corpus: no editors, no taxonomy, just what courts actually quote side by side. Doctrinal families group cases; topics group the rules.

#Anchor passage Anchor case PassagesCases Citers
1 “a claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference …” Ashcroft v. Iqbal 12 10 53,185
2 “the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. 8 4 21,755
3 “a claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference …” Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 6 5 16,819
4 “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found t…” Jackson v. Virginia 11 6 10,139
5 “there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been dif…” Strickland v. Washington 12 7 10,121
6 “excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary.” Nathaniel Saxton, by and Through His Legal Representatives, Steven and Candace Saxton v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 19 8 8,461
7 “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” Richardson v. Perales 8 5 7,219
8 “a document filed pro se is to be liberally construed, and a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, must be held to less st…” Erickson v. Pardus 5 3 6,284
9 “in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must 'only satisfy it…” Rovilma Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company 4 2 4,389
10 “determine de novo whether the claimant is disabled.” Rita Schaal v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, 1 Dockets 96-6212, 96-6316 12 7 4,027
11 “other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximu…” Apprendi v. New Jersey 7 3 3,719
12 “to state a claim under 1983, a plaintiff must allege the violation of a right secured by the constitution and laws of the united…” West v. Atkins 4 2 3,652
13 “makes general and conclusory objections that do not direct the court to a specific error in the magistrate's proposed findings an…” United States v. Learley Reed Goodwin 8 5 3,006
14 “legally probable, not medically or scientifically certain.” Debra Ann Knudsen, by Her Parents and Legal Guardians, Doris P. Knudsen and Dale Knudsen v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 9 5 3,003
15 “substantial evidence is defined as 'more than a scintilla of evidence but less than a preponderance; it is such relevant evidence…” Debra Rogers v. Commissioner of Social Security 15 12 2,936
16 “(1) the relative ease of access to sources of proof; (2) the availability of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witne…” In Re Volkswagen Ag Volkswagen of America, Inc. 6 6 2,829
17 “traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.” International Shoe Co. v. Washington 8 3 2,821
18 “reflects the understanding that, when deciding whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, 'a federal court should consider an…” City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons 3 3 2,610
19 “sufficient development of the record and explanation of findings to permit meaningful review.” Evon HUDSON, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY 8 8 2,567
20 “clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage of justice that the conviction must be reversed and a new trial orde…” State v. Thompkins 8 5 2,463
21 “the timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell 9 6 2,452
22 “state a claim for relief that is plausible on its face.” Michael Alexander v. United States 14 12 2,395
23 “does not mean a large or considerable amount of evidence, but rather such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as …” Pierce v. Underwood 8 5 2,327
24 “a petitioner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that jurists of reason could disagree with the district court's resolution …” Miller-El v. Cockrell 3 2 2,320
25 “the officers of the court shall issue and serve all process . . . in ifp cases.” Walker v. Schult 4 3 2,297
26 “will not supply additional factual allegations to round out a plaintiff's complaint or construct a legal theory on a plaintiff's …” Louise Whitney v. State of New Mexico Charles Patrick, Employee of the State of New Mexico John/jane Doe, Unknown Employees of the State of New Mexico 4 3 2,274
27 “the plausibility of an inference depends on a host of considerations, including common sense and the strength of competing explan…” 16630 Southfield Ltd. Partnership v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. 6 3 2,214
28 “an individual or entity named as a defendant is not obliged to engage in litigation unless notified of the action, and brought un…” Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc. 4 2 2,193
29 “pro se litigants still must allege sufficient facts in their complaints to support a claim.” Kelley Mala v. Crown Bay Marina 7 5 2,173
30 “(1) suffered an injury in fact, (2) that is fairly traceable to the challenged conduct of the defendant, and (3) that is likely t…” Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins 5 2 2,155
31 “minimal civilized measure of life's necessities.” Rhodes v. Chapman 3 2 2,065
32 “engage in a reasoned assessment of each claim” Joseph D. Murphy v. State of Ohio 8 6 2,051
33 “where there are two permissible views of the evidence, the factfinder's choice between them cannot be clearly erroneous.” Anderson v. City of Bessemer City 5 3 1,995
34 “must demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wro…” Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division 7 6 1,986
35 “not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation.” Papasan v. Allain 7 4 1,980
36 “vigorous cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof are the traditional…” Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8 4 1,948
37 “documents incorporated into the complaint by reference, and matters of which a court may take judicial notice.” Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. 9 7 1,884
38 “that reasonable jurists could debate whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been resolved in a differ…” Slack v. McDaniel 8 6 1,876
39 “marshal and present the court with the evidence she contends will prove her case.” Goodman v. National Security Agency, Inc. 8 5 1,869
40 “in the 'light most favorable' to the commonwealth, the prevailing party in the trial court.” Townes v. Commonwealth 8 5 1,839
41 “the companionship, care, custody, and management” Santosky v. Kramer 18 13 1,817
42 “must come forward with evidence which would 'entitle it to a directed verdict if the evidence went uncontroverted at trial.” International Shortstop, Inc., and Sam Talkington v. Rally's, Inc. 10 6 1,794
43 “when opposing parties tell two different stories, one of which is blatantly contradicted by the record, so that no reasonable jur…” Scott v. Harris 3 2 1,774
44 “are not required to indulge unwarranted inferences.” Doe I v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 13 12 1,752
45 “once a statutory ground for termination has been proven, the trial court must find that termination is in the child's best intere…” In re Olive/Metts Minors 20 13 1,743
46 “the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases.” Baxter v. Rose 9 7 1,698
47 “pro se complaints are to be held 'to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers,' and should therefore be …” Williams v. Curtin 7 5 1,679
48 “under the plain 2 terms of 1441(a), in order properly to remove an action pursuant to that provision, the 3 removing defendant…” Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson 9 6 1,620
49 “in texas, an anders brief need not specifically advance 'arguable' points of error if counsel finds none, but it must provide rec…” Hawkins v. State 6 5 1,614
50 “to state a claim in federal court, a complaint must explain what each defendant did to him or her; when the defendant did it; how…” Nasious v. Two Unknown B.I.C.E. Agents 17 13 1,588
51 “ability to do sedentary, light, medium, heavy, or very heavy work,” Alva M. Hall v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services 9 6 1,579
52 “the official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists, …” Farmer v. Brennan 3 2 1,514
53 “under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” Kenneth Jay Wilson v. Lewis Yaklich, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee. Kenneth Jay Wilson v. Mary Sanford 8 6 1,462
54 “lacks an arguable basis in either law or fact.” Neitzke v. Williams 4 2 1,455
55 “sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Mark D. Tourscher v. Martin Horn, Secretary of the Pa. Dept. Of Corrections John McCullough Superintendent ,(d.c. Civil No. 98-Cv-00176j) 2 2 1,454
56 “medically severe impairment or combination of impairments.” Bowen v. Yuckert 11 6 1,449
57 “a court decides whether the pleading standard is met by separating the legal conclusions from the factual allegations, assuming t…” A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia 7 6 1,439
58 “a federal court should consider and weigh in each case, and at every state of the litigation, the values of judicial economy, con…” Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill 5 3 1,435
59 “if the plaintiff does not desire to amend, he may file an appropriate notice with the district court asserting his intent to stan…” Amy Weber v. Frances McGrogan 10 6 1,421
60 “labels and conclusions or a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action.” Mark Neubauer v. FedEx Corporation 7 4 1,416
61 “must consider the plaintiff's literacy, communication skills, education level, litigation experience, intellectual capacity, psyc…” James Pennewell v. James Parish 8 4 1,405
62 “so long as substantial evidence also supports the conclusion reached by the alj.” Angela M. Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security 9 4 1,401
63 “where the issue on an appeal from the circuit court is clearly a question of law or involving an interpretation of a statute, we …” Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. 11 9 1,400
64 “accept as true the facts alleged, but not legal conclusions or threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supporte…” Barton Ex Rel. Estate of Barton v. Taber 3 3 1,389
65 “conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” Zhang v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service 9 7 1,378
66 “judicial review of an administrative decision is impossible without an adequate explanation of that decision by the alj.” Elizabeth Deloatche v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States 8 5 1,374
67 “shall give primary consideration to the developmental, physical and emotional needs and welfare of the child.” In re K.M. 9 6 1,343
68 “sufficiently specific to permit the reviewing court to conclude that the alj did not arbitrarily discredit the claimant's testimo…” Leonardo S. ORTEZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 8 6 1,321
69 “a motion to strike is properly granted if the complaint alleges mere conclusions of law that are unsupported by the facts alleged.” Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc. v. BOC Group, Inc. 23 16 1,305
70 “evolving standards of decency.” Rhodes v. Chapman 2 2 1,295
71 “to manage their own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash Railroad 7 5 1,280
72 “federal jurisdiction must be rejected if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance.” Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana Corporation 6 5 1,263
73 “submit evidentiary materials that set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.” Siegel v. Shell Oil Co. 7 6 1,251
74 “does not have an obligation to notify parties of the obvious.” Karen Laughlin v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Augustus Melton, Jr. 8 5 1,251
75 “if the state court arrives at a conclusion opposite to that reached by the supreme court on a question of law or if the state cou…” Williams v. Taylor 3 2 1,232
76 “taking into consideration the claimant's residual functional capacity, age, education, and work experience.” Tackett v. Apfel 10 10 1,227
77 “absent either element, a section 1983 claim will not lie.” Karen Christy v. James R. Randlett 4 4 1,226
78 “seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” United States v. Olano 4 2 1,209
79 “a preliminary injunction is an extraordinary and drastic remedy, one that should not be granted unless the movant, by a clear sho…” Mazurek v. Armstrong 7 4 1,209
80 “no action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under section 1983 of this title, or any other federal law, by a pri…” Porter v. Nussle 5 3 1,205
81 “a party's objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation must be both timely and specific to preserve an issue fo…” No. 94-5192 8 4 1,187
82 “it lacks an arguable basis either in law or fact.” Neitzke v. Williams 4 2 1,169
83 “reasonable measures to meet a substantial risk of serious harm.” Forbes v. Edgar 9 7 1,169
84 “defendant bears the burden of showing that no claim has been presented.” Dean Hedges v. United States of America Environmental Moorings International 6 3 1,168
85 “plausibly give rise to an entitlement to relief.” Santiago v. Warminster Township 5 3 1,167
86 “west virginia law allows the circuit court discretion in deciding whether to grant a parent an improvement period.” In Re M.M., B.M., C.Z., and C.S 10 5 1,160
87 “the strongest legitimate view of the evidence as well as all reasonable and legitimate inferences that may be drawn therefrom.” State v. Tuggle 5 3 1,159
88 “a motion to dismiss under rule 12(b)(6) tests the sufficiency of a complaint; importantly, it does not resolve contests surroundi…” Republican Party Of North Carolina v. James G. Martin 5 3 1,158
89 “the substantial evidence test applies not only to findings on basic evidentiary facts, but also to inferences and conclusions dra…” Smith v. Colvin 8 6 1,157
90 “consistent, clear, cogent, and compelling.” Camery v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services 8 4 1,152
91 “clear and convincing evidence enables the fact-finder to form a firm belief or conviction regarding the truth of the facts, and e…” In Re Bernard T. 12 7 1,151
92 “meticulously examine the record as a whole, including anything that may undercut or detract from the alj's findings in order to d…” Grogan v. Barnhart 9 6 1,149
93 “reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them a…” Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. 8 4 1,147
94 “lulled into believing it had effectively served” In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (\MTBE\") Products Liability Litigation" 2 2 1,147
95 “when a litigant knowingly and repeatedly refuses to conform his pleadings to the requirements of the federal rules, it is reasona…” Eric Knapp v. Hogan 7 6 1,143
96 “reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which justified the interference in the first place.” Terry v. Ohio 12 5 1,128
97 “a plaintiff is generally prohibited from suing a municipal agency.” Emerson v. City of New York 3 3 1,123
98 “accept all factual allegations as true, construe the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and determine whethe…” Phillips v. County of Allegheny 3 3 1,121
99 “but the district court need not accept a 'bare assertion of legal conclusions.” Tackett v. M & G POLYMERS, USA, LLC 5 4 1,102
100 “the plra's exhaustion requirement applies to all inmate suits about prison life, whether they involve general circumstances or pa…” Porter v. Nussle 11 6 1,076

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