6 canonical passages across 5 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 Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes Anchor | green | “designated public forum is not created when the government allows selective access for individual speakers rather than general access for a class of speakers.” | 4 |
| 2 | Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette | green | “rivate religious speech, far from being a first amendment orphan, is as fully protected under the free speech clause as secular private expression.” | 3 |
| 3 | The American Civil Liberties Union Of New Jersey v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board Of Education | green | “is not a sword that can be used to compel others to join in a religious observance at a state sponsored event.” | 3 |
| 4 | No. 97-35642 | green | “hen a state uses a secular criterion for selecting graduation speakers and then permits the speaker to decide for herself what to say, the speech does not bear the imprimatur of the state.” | 3 |
| 5 | No. 97-35642 | green | “the graduation ceremony is not a public forum” | 3 |
| 6 | Jaffree v. Wallace | green | “he primary effect of prayer is the advancement of one's religious beliefs.” | 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.