8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 28 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 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County Anchor | green | “should not be inferred, however, simply because the agency's regulations are comprehensive.” | 5 |
| 2 | In the Matter Of: Thomas Cullen Davis Karen Joyce Davis, Debtors. Sandra Davis v. Thomas Cullen Davis | green | “deference to our federalism counsels a presumption that areas of law traditionally reserved to the states . . . are not to be disturbed absent the clear and manifest purpose of congress.” | 5 |
| 3 | Clarke v. CFTR | green | “(1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, (2) a substantial threat of irreparable harm if the injunction does not issue, (3) that the threatened injury outweighs any harm that will result if the injunction is granted, and (4) that granting the injunction is in the p…” | 3 |
| 4 | Clarke v. CFTR | green | “substantial likelihood of success on the merits.” | 3 |
| 5 | National Press v. McCraw | green | “courts should not infer field preemption in 'areas that have been traditionally occupied by the states,' in which case congressional intent to preempt must be 'clear and manifest.” | 3 |
| 6 | National Press v. McCraw | green | “field preemption of state law is disfavored.” | 3 |
| 7 | Deanda v. Becerra | green | “(2) federal legislation pervasively occupies a regulatory field,” | 3 |
| 8 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Carole Johnson | green | “the covered entity and the pharmacy . . . often divvy up the spread between the discounted price and the higher insurance reimbursement rate.” | 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.