5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 165 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 Tigner v. Texas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigner v. Texas Anchor | green | “the constitution does not require things which are different in fact or opinion to be treated in law as though they were the same.” | 75 |
| 2 | Vermouth v. Corrothers | green | “patently arbitrary and bears no rational relationship to a legitimate governmental interest.” | 33 |
| 3 | More v. Farrier | green | “state action is presumed constitutional and 'will not be set aside if any set of facts reasonably may be conceived to justify it.” | 26 |
| 4 | Youngbear v. Thalacker | green | “there can be no 'negligent' violations of an individual's right to equal protection.... there is no evidence from which the court may infer that the defendants' asserted reasons for delaying the construction of a sweat lodge at the prison were a pretext for discrimination.” | 26 |
| 5 | Tigner v. Texas | green | “does not require things which are different in fact or opinion to be treated in law as though they were the same.” | 5 |
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.