5 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 31 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 Danny Donohue v. Andrew M. Cuomo.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Donohue v. Andrew M. Cuomo Anchor | green | “to file letter-briefs stating their views on how their case should be resolved in light of donohue v. cuomo ('donohue ii'), 980 f.3d 53 (2d cir. 2020), donohue v. cuomo ('donohue iii'), 38 n.y.3d 1 (2022), and donohue v. hochul, 32 f.4th 200 (2d cir. 2022) ('donohue iv'),” | 7 |
| 2 | Donohue v. the State of New York | green | “establish a vested right to lifetime fixed premium contributions” | 7 |
| 3 | Danny Donohue v. Andrew M. Cuomo | green | “a 'right to retain coverage after retirement' is properly understood as a vested right . . . it is 'plausible' that the scope of a vested right to coverage would encompass a right to fixed costs such as co-pays or, perhaps, contribution rates.” | 6 |
| 4 | Danny Donohue v. Andrew M. Cuomo | green | “employees covered by the state health insurance plan have the right to retain health insurance after retirement upon completion of ten years of service.” | 6 |
| 5 | Donohue v. the State of New York | green | “ask us to infer ambiguity from what the cbas do not say rather than anything they do say,” | 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.