3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 26 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 Ross v. Reed.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross v. Reed Anchor | green | “if intervening factual or legal events effectively dispel the case or controversy during pendency of the suit, a federal court is powerless to decide the questions presented.” | 11 |
| 2 | United States v. Shelton Ketter | green | “a case becomes moot only when it is impossible for a court to grant any effectual relief whatever to the prevailing party.” | 8 |
| 3 | United States Ex Rel. Vuyyuru v. Jadhav | green | “the district court may then go beyond the allegations of the petition and resolve the jurisdictional facts in dispute by considering evidence outside the pleadings, such as affidavits.” | 7 |
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.