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6 canonical passages across 3 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 Johnson v. Fankell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson v. Fankell Anchor | green | “neither this court nor any other federal tribunal has any authority to place a construction on a state statute different from the one rendered by the highest court of the state.” | 18 |
| 2 | United States v. Thornton | green | “carnally know, without the use of force, a child thirteen years of age or older but under fifteen years of age,” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Harcum | green | “modified categorical approach.” | 3 |
| 4 | Johnson v. Fankell | green | “neither the united states supreme court nor any other federal tribunal has any authority to place a construction on a state statute different from the one rendered by the highest court of the state.” | 2 |
| 5 | United States v. Thornton | green | “create immediate, serious, and foreseeable physical risks that arise concurrently with the commission of the crime” | 2 |
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.