7 canonical passages across 4 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 United States v. Vernon Lee Bad Marriage, Jr..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Vernon Lee Bad Marriage, Jr. Anchor | green | “intervening controlling authority makes reconsideration appropriate” | 5 |
| 2 | Bains LLC v. Arco Products Co., Div. of Atlantic Richfield Co. | green | “the single-digit ratio may not be a good proxy for constitutionality.” | 4 |
| 3 | Planned Parenthood Of The Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition Of Life Activists | green | “serves as a good proxy for the limits of constitutionality.” | 4 |
| 4 | Planned Parenthood Of The Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition Of Life Activists | green | “highly reprehensible conduct, though not threatening to life or limb.” | 4 |
| 5 | In Re the Exxon Valdez | green | “a direct nexus with the grounding of the exxon valdez on bligh reef in prince william sound.” | 4 |
| 6 | In Re the Exxon Valdez | green | “carrying over 53 million gallons of volatile, toxic, crude oil” | 4 |
| 7 | In Re the Exxon Valdez | green | “over and over again, exxon did nothing to prevent captain hazelwood from sailing into and out of prince william sound with a full load of crude oil.” | 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.