4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 32 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 Cohen v. Cowles Media Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. Anchor | green | “generally applicable laws do not offend the first amendment simply because their enforcement against the press has incidental effects on its ability to gather and report the news.” | 15 |
| 2 | Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. | green | “new categories of unprotected speech may not be added to the list by a legislature that concludes certain speech is too harmful to be tolerated.” | 7 |
| 3 | Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. | green | “enforcement of such general laws against the press is not subject to stricter scrutiny than would be applied to enforcement against other persons or organizations.” | 5 |
| 4 | Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. | green | “do not offend the first amendment simply because their enforcement against the press has incidental effects on its ability to gather and report the news.” | 5 |
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.