6 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 USA Waste of Maryland, Inc. v. Love.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Waste of Maryland, Inc. v. Love Anchor | green | “a conflict of laws does not exist when the laws of the different jurisdictions are identical or would produce the identical result on the facts presented.” | 12 |
| 2 | Bodoff v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “a 'pass-through' to substantive causes of action against private individuals that may exist in federal, state or international law.” | 5 |
| 3 | Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “constructive blending' of the 'government interests' analysis and the 'most significant relationship' test” | 4 |
| 4 | Willie H. Harris, Ernestine Harris v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze, AKA Lot Polish Airlines, a Corporation, Defendant | green | “the law of a foreign country has provided the cause of action in some cases arising out of mass disasters that occurred on foreign soil,” | 4 |
| 5 | Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Inc. v. Stutsman | green | “elevate the interests of the united states to nearly its highest point.” | 4 |
| 6 | Holland v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “the united states has a unique interest in having its domestic law - rather than the law of a foreign nation - used in the determination of damages in a suit involving such an attack.” | 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.