6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 25 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 Bond v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bond v. United States Anchor | green | “it is a well-established principle governing the prudent exercise of this court's jurisdiction that normally the court will not decide a constitutional question if there is some other ground upon which to dispose of the case.” | 7 |
| 2 | William B. Shipley v. Chicago Board of Elections | green | “we accept well-pleaded facts as true and draw all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff's favor.” | 6 |
| 3 | John Cannici v. Village of Melrose Park | green | “in this instance, calderone must avail herself of ... post- deprivation remedies or demonstrate that the available reme- dies are inadequate.” | 3 |
| 4 | John Cannici v. Village of Melrose Park | green | “we must first determine whether the claim is based on established state procedures or on random and unauthorized acts by state employees.” | 3 |
| 5 | Brian Knutson v. Village of Lakemoor | green | “thus, the only question is what-or how much-process was due for that deprivation.” | 3 |
| 6 | Jose Vargas v. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Bo | green | “this species of due-process claim is a challenge to the 'random and unauthorized' actions of the state officials in question, i.e., to their unforeseeable miscon- duct in failing to follow the requirements of existing law.” | 3 |
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