6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 29 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 Michael Bates v. The Department of Corrections of the State of Kansas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bates v. The Department of Corrections of the State of Kansas Anchor | green | “a panel of this court is bound by a holding of a prior panel of this court but is not bound by a prior panel's dicta.” | 12 |
| 2 | Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation | green | “federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, possessing only that power authorized by constitution and statute.” | 5 |
| 3 | United States v. Michael Wayne Bronson | green | “not of sufficient gravity to justify invalidating the plea.” | 3 |
| 4 | Jerry Wayne Watts v. John T. Hadden, Warden | green | “the tenth circuit decided whether persons sentenced under the fyca were being held unlawfully because the bureau of prisons and the united states parole commission had failed to follow the requirements of the fyca.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Michael L. Johnson | green | “the word expunge generally means the physical destruction of information.” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Arloha Mae Pinto | green | “there was no statutory authority for the district court's expunction order.” | 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.