7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 245 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Davis v. Wells Fargo, U.S..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis v. Wells Fargo, U.S. Anchor | green | “a challenge to subject matter jurisdiction under rule 12(b)(1) may be either a facial or a factual attack.” | 78 |
| 2 | Davis v. Wells Fargo, U.S. | green | “attacks the factual allegations underlying the complaint's assertion of jurisdiction, either through the filing of an answer or 'otherwise presenting competing facts.” | 43 |
| 3 | Davis v. Wells Fargo, U.S. | green | “challenges subject matter jurisdiction without disputing the facts alleged in the complaint, and it requires the court to 'consider the allegations of the complaint as true.” | 36 |
| 4 | Petruska v. Gannon University | green | “attacks the factual allegations underlying the complaint's assertion of jurisdiction, either through the filing of an answer or 'otherwise presenting competing facts.” | 28 |
| 5 | Constitution Party of Pennsylv v. Carol Aichele | green | “the court must only consider the allegations of the complaint and documents referenced therein and attached thereto, in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” | 28 |
| 6 | Baldwin v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | green | “a dismissal for lack of statutory standing is effectively the same as a dismissal for failure to state a claim.” | 17 |
| 7 | In Re Schering Plough Corp. Intron/Temodar Consumer Class Action | green | “defendants' rule 12(b)(1) motions are properly understood as facial attacks because they contend that the amended complaints lack sufficient factual allegations to establish standing.” | 15 |
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