4 canonical passages across 3 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 Montgomery v. Bobby.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery v. Bobby Anchor | green | “2254(d), as amended by aedpa, is a purposefully demanding standard . . . 'because it was meant to be” | 14 |
| 2 | Roy Blackmon v. Raymond Booker | green | “federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider a habeas petition claim that was not fairly presented to the state courts.” | 8 |
| 3 | Howard Atkins v. James Holloway | green | “when a petitioner fails to present a claim in state court, but that remedy is no longer available to him, the claim is technically exhausted, yet procedurally defaulted.” | 6 |
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.