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4 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 Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension Fund.

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1 Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension Fund Anchor
ca2 · 1996
green “a case is properly dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction when the court lacks the statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate the case.” 9
2 Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension Fund
ca2 · 1996
green “when the court lacks the statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate the case.” 9
3 Youngs v. Fusaro
ctd · 2016
green “a plaintiff must establish that 'a person acting under color of state law deprived him of a federal right' to succeed on a 1983 claim.” 3
4 Youngs v. Fusaro
ctd · 2016
green “section 1983 does not itself confer substantive rights on a plaintiff, but is instead the means by which an injured party may seek vindication.” 3

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