3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 24 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 Leng May Ma v. Barber.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leng May Ma v. Barber Anchor | green | “on the threshold of initial entry.” | 10 |
| 2 | Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding | green | “excludable' aliens ... are not within the protection of the fifth amendment” | 7 |
| 3 | Leng May Ma v. Barber | green | “for over a half century this court has held that the detention of an alien in custody pending determination of his admissibility does not legally constitute an entry though the alien is physically within the united states.” | 7 |
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.