3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 30 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 United States v. Montoya De Hernandez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Montoya De Hernandez Anchor | green | “the fourth amendment's balance of reasonableness is qualitatively different at the international border than in the interior.” | 13 |
| 2 | United States v. Ramsey | green | “are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border.” | 9 |
| 3 | United States v. Ramsey | green | “searches made at the border, pursuant to the longstanding right of the sovereign to protect itself by stopping and examining persons and property crossing into this country, are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border.” | 8 |
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.