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6 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 United States v. Royan McLymont.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Royan McLymont Anchor | green | “the plain meaning of the statute controls unless the language is ambiguous or leads to absurd results.” | 6 |
| 2 | United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc. | green | “probable cause for belief that a substantial connection exists between the property to be forfeited and the criminal activity defined by the statute,” | 4 |
| 3 | Keith D. Bailey v. Usx Corporation | green | “this plain-meaning rule should not be applied to produce a result which is actually inconsistent with the policies underlying the statute.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, Land | green | “civil in rem forfeiture is limited in application to contraband and articles put to unlawful use, or in its broadest reach, to proceeds traceable to unlawful activity.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. One Single Family Residence Located at 15603 | green | “this burden is met either by rebutting the government's evidence that the property was purchased with proceeds of illegal drug activities or a showing that the claimant is an 'innocent owner' who did not know of the property's connection with drug sales.” | 3 |
| 6 | No. 95-6267 | green | “the critical issue in a forfeiture case” | 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.