6 canonical passages across 4 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 GlobeRanger Corporation v. Software AG.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GlobeRanger Corporation v. Software AG Anchor | green | “it converts an ordinary state common-law complaint into one stating a federal claim for purposes of the well-pleaded complaint rule,” | 9 |
| 2 | Elam v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. | green | “as a general matter, complete preemption is less common and more extraordinary than defensive or ordinary preemption.” | 8 |
| 3 | In Re Wtc Disaster Site. | green | “is structurally similar to the prep act.” | 4 |
| 4 | In Re Wtc Disaster Site. | green | “atsssa-created federal cause of action” | 3 |
| 5 | In Re Wtc Disaster Site. | green | “there shall exist a federal cause of action for damages arising out of the hijacking and subsequent crashes . . . on september 11, 2001.” | 3 |
| 6 | Meisel v. USA SHADE AND FABRIC STRUCTURES INC. | green | “artful pleading doctrine permits the court to look beyond the face of the plaintiff's complaint to determine if federal law 'so forcibly and completely displaces state law that the plaintiff's cause of action is either wholly federal or nothing at all.” | 3 |
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.