3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 19 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. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. Anchor | green | “s long as the statutory scheme is coherent and consistent, there generally is no need for a court to inquire beyond the plain language of the statute.” | 13 |
| 2 | Patterson v. Shumate | green | “the plain language of the bankruptcy code ... is our determinant” | 3 |
| 3 | The Security Bank of Marshalltown, Iowa, a Creditor of Robert v. Brown and Sue A. Brown, Debtors v. Donald F. Neiman | green | “the only issue before this court is whether the chapter 13 estate existed after confirmation of the chapter 13 plan” | 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.