3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 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 Sanders v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanders v. United States Anchor | red | “strong policies compel the court to allow the widest possible latitude to the armed services in their administration of personnel matters.” | 8 |
| 2 | James L. Murphy v. The United States | green | “a court may appropriately decide whether the military followed procedures because by their nature the procedures limit the military's discretion.” | 6 |
| 3 | Doggett v. United States | green | “we have repeatedly refused to interject ourselves into the discretionary military promotion process even if legal error was in some respect committed as to the complaining serviceman.” | 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.