8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 33 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 Maryland v. Soper, Judge.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland v. Soper, Judge Anchor | green | “causal connection between what the officer has done under asserted official authority” | 6 |
| 2 | Department of Employment v. United States | green | “suits by the united states to protect itself and its instrumentalities” | 4 |
| 3 | Department of Employment v. United States | green | “the tia does not act as a restriction upon suits by the united states to protect itself and its instrumentalities from unconstitutional state exactions.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Providence Journal Co. | green | “in which the united states is interested” | 4 |
| 5 | Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas | green | “does not constrain the power of federal courts if the united states sues to protect itself or its instrumentalities from state taxation,” | 4 |
| 6 | United States v. Broward County, Florida, William Markham, Broward County Appraiser, Joseph E. Rosenhagen, Broward County Revenue Collector | green | “federal instrumentality exception,” | 4 |
| 7 | Magnin v. Teledyne Continental Motors | green | “the federal defense alleged need only be plausible; its ultimate validity is not to be determined at the time of removal.” | 4 |
| 8 | Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas | green | “are not coterminous with those of the government any more than most commercial interests.” | 3 |
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.