7 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 United States v. Rachelle L. Miller.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Rachelle L. Miller Anchor | green | “there are feasible alternatives of care that are relatively comparable” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Jose Garza Cantu | green | “ailment distorted defendant's reasoning, interfered with her ability to make considered decisions,” | 4 |
| 3 | United States v. Miriam Aguirre | green | “family ties and responsibilities and community ties are not ordinarily relevant” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Miriam Aguirre | green | “second guess the district court's determination that this case involved an unusual family situation.” | 4 |
| 5 | United States v. Brenda Lee Working | green | “court's reasoning was insufficient to justify a departure that resulted in no sentence at all for a serious crime of violence” | 4 |
| 6 | United States v. Darrin E. Malley | green | “well within line with other adjustments established by the guidelines for various mitigating factors indicating diminished culpability” | 4 |
| 7 | United States v. Menyweather | neutral | “the direction and the degree of the departure.” | 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.