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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 FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 United States v. Royan McLymont Anchor
ca11 · 1995
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.
ca11 · 1985
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
ca11 · 1988
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
scotus · 1993
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
ca11 · 1991
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
ca11 · 1996
green “the critical issue in a forfeiture case” 3

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