4 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 In Re: Leroy Charles Griffith, Debtor. Leroy Charles Griffith v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re: Leroy Charles Griffith, Debtor. Leroy Charles Griffith v. United States Anchor | green | “where congress knows how to say something but chooses not to, its silence is controlling.” | 14 |
| 2 | Carriers Container Council, Inc. v. Mobile Steamship Assoc. | green | “adoption by one statute of the specific provisions of another statute references the second statute as it existed at the time of the adoption, absent an expression to the contrary.” | 4 |
| 3 | Emmanuely Germain v. U.S. Attorney General | green | “a statute 'must be viewed in its entirety so that each part has a sensible and intelligent effect harmonious with the whole.” | 4 |
| 4 | Emmanuely Germain v. U.S. Attorney General | green | “every word in a statute must be given meaning if possible, and a statute 'must be viewed in its entirety so that each part has a sensible and intelligent effect harmonious with the whole.” | 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.