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12 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 951 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 Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc..

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1 Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. Anchor
scotus · 1975
green “uphold a decision of less than ideal clarity if the agency's path may reasonably be discerned.” 157
2 Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States
scotus · 1962
green “rational connection between the facts found and the choice made.” 150
3 Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.
scotus · 1983
green “the scope of review under the 'arbitrary and capricious' standard is narrow and a court is not to substitute its judgment for that of the agency.” 147
4 Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.
scotus · 1983
green “rational connection between the facts found and the choice made.” 134
5 Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.
scotus · 1983
green “uphold a decision of less than ideal clarity if the agency's path may reasonably be discerned.” 120
6 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
scotus · 2009
green “sets forth the full extent of judicial authority to review executive agency action for procedural correctness.” 107
7 Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
scotus · 1975
green “consider whether the decision was based on a consideration of the relevant factors and whether there has been a clear error of judgment.” 46
8 Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
scotus · 1975
green “we will uphold a decision of less than ideal clarity if the agency's path may reasonably be discerned.” 38
9 Center for Food Safety v. Salazar
dcd · 2012
green “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.” 27
10 Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States
scotus · 1962
green “consider whether the decision was based on a consideration of the relevant factors and whether there has been a clear error of judgment.” 15
11 City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n
scotus · 2013
green “if the intent of congress is clear, that is the end of the matter; for the court, as well as the agency, must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of congress.” 6
12 Ecology Center v. Castaneda
ca9 · 2009
green “only if the agency relied on factors congress did not intend it to consider, entirely failed to consider an important aspect of the problem, offered an explanation that runs counter to the evidence before the agency, or is so implausible that it could not be ascribed to a differ…” 4

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