7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 23 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 Javier Sanchez-Espinoza v. Ronald Wilson Reagan, President of the United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Sanchez-Espinoza v. Ronald Wilson Reagan, President of the United States Anchor | green | “the special needs of foreign affairs must stay our hand in the creation of damage remedies against military and foreign policy officials for allegedly unconstitutional treatment of foreign subjects causing injury abroad.” | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Kalka v. Kathleen Hawk,appellees | green | “normally, a party may not appeal from a favorable judgment.” | 3 |
| 3 | Al Maqaleh v. Gates | green | “proceedings before the uecrb afforded even less protection to the rights of detainees in the determination of status than was the case with the csrt.” | 3 |
| 4 | In Re Iraq and Afghanistan Detainees Litigation | green | “those rights were not clearly established at the time the alleged injurious conduct occurred.” | 3 |
| 5 | In Re Iraq and Afghanistan Detainees Litigation | green | “the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the united states.” | 3 |
| 6 | Schneider v. Kissinger | green | “cannot be violated for purposes of westfall act's statutory violation exception” | 3 |
| 7 | Bancoult v. McNamara | green | “the plain language of the ats . . . does not confer rights nor does it impose obligations or duties that, if violated, would trigger the westfall act's statutory violation exception.” | 3 |
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.