7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 168 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 New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Cuomo.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Cuomo Anchor | green | “even accepting the most conservative estimates cited by the parties and by amici, the assault weapons and large-capacity magazines at issue are 'in common use' as that term was used in heller.” | 24 |
| 2 | Patrick Atkinson v. Merrick B. Garland | green | “we must undertake the text-and-history inquiry the court so plainly announced and expounded upon at great length.” | 24 |
| 3 | Andrew Teter v. Anne E. Lopez | green | “did not say that dangerous and unusual weap- ons are not arms.” | 24 |
| 4 | Caulkins v. Pritzker | green | “creates a rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess and transport the assault weapon.” | 24 |
| 5 | Caulkins v. Pritzker | green | “more than 10 rounds of ammunition for long guns and more than 15 rounds of am- munition for handguns.” | 24 |
| 6 | Caulkins v. Pritzker | green | “not ap- ply to a person's possession of an assault weapon ... if the person lawfully possessed” | 24 |
| 7 | Mark Baird v. Rob Bonta | green | “we presume that a consti- tutional violation causes a preliminary injunction movant ir- reparable harm and that preventing a constitutional violation is in the public interest.” | 24 |
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.