3 canonical passages across 2 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 Branzburg v. Hayes.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branzburg v. Hayes Anchor | green | “ithout some protection for seeking out the news, freedom of the press could be eviscerated.” | 14 |
| 2 | Branzburg v. Hayes | green | “without some protection for seeking out the news, freedom of the press could be eviscerated.” | 8 |
| 3 | Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn | green | “n a society in which each individual has but limited time and resources with which to observe at first hand the operations of his government, he relies necessarily upon the press to bring to him in convenient form the facts of those operations.” | 5 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.