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6 canonical passages across 4 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 United States v. Hill.

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1 United States v. Hill Anchor
ca7 · 2011
green “begins with the text of the provision and the plain meaning of the words in the text.” 7
2 United States v. Arnaout, Enaam M.
ca7 · 2005
green “as part of the guidelines themselves, and not mere commentary on them.” 7
3 United States v. Eric James Thornton, Jr., AKA Seal B
ca9 · 2006
green “although ... the state did not need to prove that his driving was impaired to convict him,” 5
4 United States v. Eric James Thornton, Jr., AKA Seal B
ca9 · 2006
green “falls squarely within the language of” 5
5 State v. Albright
wisctapp · 1980
green “a 'first' violation of 346.63(1) is not a criminal act” 5
6 United States v. Eric James Thornton, Jr., AKA Seal B
ca9 · 2006
green “because we hold that thornton's prior conviction is 'similar' to a conviction for driving under the influence, the district court did not need to find that no. 182548 7 thornton's driving was impaired ... in order to include that offense in calculating his criminal history score.” 4

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