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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 26 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 Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida.

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1 Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida Anchor
scotus · 1996
green “when an opinion issues for the court, it is not only the result but also those portions of the opinion necessary to that result by which we are bound.” 22
2 Wyoming v. Houghton
scotus · 1999
green “f the rule of law that announced were limited , one would have expected that substantial limitation to be expressed.” 4

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