7 canonical passages across 6 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 Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor Anchor | green | “failing to supply such analysis renders the agency's action arbitrary and capricious.” | 5 |
| 2 | Anglers Conservation Network v. Penny Pritzker | green | “this standard reflects the common law writ of mandamus, which the apa 'carried forward' in 706(1).” | 5 |
| 3 | Arkema Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency | green | “generally, an agency may not promulgate retroactive rules without express congressional authorization.” | 4 |
| 4 | FAA v. NTSB | green | “an agency is also barred from applying a new rule in the adjudication in which it is announced if doing so would work a 'manifest injustice.” | 4 |
| 5 | Secretary of Labor v. Twentymile Coal Co. | green | “there is a strong presumption that agency action is reviewable,” | 4 |
| 6 | Chadmoore Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission | green | “sufficiently significant statutory interests” | 4 |
| 7 | Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor | green | “reasoned analysis indicating that prior policies and standards are being deliberately changed, not casually ignored.” | 4 |
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.