6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 172 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 Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. Anchor | 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.” | 37 |
| 2 | Cybertech Group, Inc. v. United States | green | “the court recognizes that the agency possesses wide discretion in the application of procurement regulations.” | 37 |
| 3 | The McVey Company, Inc. v. United States | green | “the first step is to demonstrate error, that is, to show that the agency acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, without a rational basis or contrary to law.” | 34 |
| 4 | Glenn Defense Marine (Asia), PTE Ltd. v. United States | green | “in a bid protest case, the inquiry is whether the agency's action was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law and, if so, whether the error is prejudicial.” | 25 |
| 5 | In Re Sang-Su Lee | green | “he agency tribunal must present a full and reasoned explanation of its decision. . . . the reviewing court is thus enabled to perform meaningful review . . . .” | 22 |
| 6 | Serco Inc. v. United States | green | “to be sure, as noted at the outset, plaintiffs have a significant burden of showing error in that regard because a court must accord considerable deference to an agency's best-value decision in trading off price with other factors.” | 17 |
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.