8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 186 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 Davis v. Thompson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis v. Thompson Anchor | green | “where a claim fails to allege facts upon which the court may base jurisdiction.” | 75 |
| 2 | Davis v. Thompson | green | “competence or authority to hear the case.” | 27 |
| 3 | Davis v. Thompson | green | “fails to allege facts upon which the court may base jurisdiction,” | 23 |
| 4 | ROBB EVANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC v. Holibaugh | green | “only that power authorized by constitution and statute.” | 21 |
| 5 | Holloway v. Pagan River Dockside Seafood, Inc. | green | “addresses whether the plaintiff has a right to be in the district court at all and whether the court has the power to hear and dispose of his claim.” | 14 |
| 6 | Maria Durden v. United States | green | “by contending that, even assuming that the allegations are true, the complaint fails to set forth facts upon which jurisdiction is proper” | 12 |
| 7 | Khoury v. Meserve | green | “the court may look beyond the pleadings and the jurisdictional allegations of the complaint and view whatever evidence has been submitted on the issue.” | 11 |
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.