3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 35 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 Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia Anchor | green | “equal protection analysis requires strict scrutiny of a legislative classification only when the classification impermissibly interferes with the exercise of a fundamental right or operates to the peculiar disadvantage of a suspect class.” | 21 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia | green | “perfection in making the necessary classifications is neither possible nor necessary.” | 10 |
| 3 | Soskin v. Reinertson | green | “the federal government can treat aliens differently from citizens so long as the difference in treatment has a rational basis.” | 4 |
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.