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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 42 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 Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc..

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1 Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. Anchor
scotus · 2020
green “constitutional litigation is not a game of gotcha ... where litigants can ride a discrete constitutional flaw in a statute to take down the whole, otherwise constitutional statute.” 9
2 Gregory Ruggles v. Jacqueline Ruggles
ca7 · 2022
green “a matter is moot if it becomes impossible for a federal court to provide 'any effectual relief' to the plaintiff.” 8
3 Star Insurance v. Risk Marketing Group Inc.
ca7 · 2009
green “the fact that some aspects of an order are immediately appealable does not alter the interlocutory nature of the district court's decision.” 5
4 HH-Indianapolis, LLC v. Consolidated City of Indianapo
ca7 · 2018
green “the supreme court has found ordinary state court civil procedures sufficient to protect any first amendment interests in erroneous zoning determinations.” 5
5 City of Hammond v. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc. and State of Indiana
ind · 2019
green “whether the statute can stand on its own without the invalid provision, and whether the legislature intended the remainder of the statute to stand if the invalid provision is severed.” 5
6 International Outdoor, Inc. v. City of Troy, Mich.
ca6 · 2020
green “did not meet the 'narrow, objective, and definite standards' required for constitutionality.” 5
7 International Outdoor, Inc. v. City of Troy, Mich.
ca6 · 2020
green “hardship or practical difficulty.” 5

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