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6 canonical passages across 5 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 City of Middletown v. Ferguson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Middletown v. Ferguson Anchor | green | “an unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is, in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed.” | 12 |
| 2 | Rossborough Manufacturing Co. v. Trimble | green | “an unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is, in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed.” | 4 |
| 3 | Buzulencia v. TMS Mortgage, Inc. (In Re Baker) | green | “section 544(a) expressly provides that the trustee shall have, as of the commencement of the case, the rights and powers of a bona fide purchaser” | 4 |
| 4 | McClatchey v. Altegra Credit Co. (In Re Carte) | green | “section 544(a) vests a trustee's rights as a bona fide purchaser of real property as of the commencement of the case.” | 3 |
| 5 | Buzulencia v. TMS Mortgage, Inc. (In Re Baker) | green | “section 544(a) vests a trustee's rights as a bona fide purchaser of real property as of the commencement of the case.” | 3 |
| 6 | Weil v. Taxicabs of Cincinnati, Inc. | green | “a fundamental distinction exists between a law changing accrued substantive rights and a law which changes the remedy for the enforcement of those rights.” | 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.