8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 144 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 Schriro v. Landrigan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schriro v. Landrigan Anchor | green | “the question under aedpa is not whether a federal court believes the state court's determination was incorrect but whether that determination was unreasonable-a substantially higher threshold.” | 60 |
| 2 | Elwood Jones v. Margaret Bagley | green | “when a petitioner has failed to present a legal issue to the state courts and no state remedy remains available, the issue is procedurally defaulted.” | 30 |
| 3 | Robert Murray v. Dora Schriro | green | “after pinholster, a federal habeas court may consider new evidence only on de novo review, subject to the limitations of 2254(e)(2).” | 13 |
| 4 | Luis Jimenez v. Hans Walker, Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility | green | “has already taken his one direct appeal . . . .” | 7 |
| 5 | Fran Sinistaj v. Sherry Burt | green | “errors of state law alone cannot form the basis of relief under federal habeas corpus.” | 6 |
| 6 | Donald McDougald v. A.L. Lockhart, Director Arkansas Department of Correction | green | “explicit citation to the constitution or to a federal case is necessary for fair presentation of a constitutional claim in state court.” | 4 |
| 7 | Henry Hodges v. Stanton Heidle, Warden | green | “the exhaustion doctrine requires the petitioner to present the same claim under the same theory to the state courts before raising it on federal habeas review” | 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.