5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 27 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 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United States Anchor | green | “here words are employed in a statute which had at the time a well-known meaning at common law or in the law of this country, they are presumed to have been used in that sense unless the context compels to the contrary.” | 9 |
| 2 | United States v. Schermerhorn | green | “whether the government can actually prove in this case that the object of the defendant's alleged scheme was to take the salary and monetary benefits that inure with election as a state senator is a matter that will take some work.” | 4 |
| 3 | United States v. Laurence I. Goodrich | green | “he indictment does not allege that the purported mail fraud caused the county to incur any expenses over and above the cost of conducting regularly-scheduled commission business.” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Schermerhorn | green | “should it be proven that defendant engaged in the fraudulent scheme here alleged, we think a presumption arises that the citizenry could have secured a better state senator.” | 3 |
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