8 canonical passages across 7 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. Yanokura F Eliz.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Yanokura F Eliz Anchor | green | “the facts presented to the magistrate need only 'warrant a man of reasonable caution' to believe that evidence of a crime will be found.” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Christi | green | “a party's considered decision not to avail itself of a procedural right, evidenced here by counsel's persistent and reasoned refusal of the judge's suggestions to object or request a cautionary instruction, waives that right.” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Rodriguez-Adorno | green | “(1) an error occurred (2) which was clear or obvious and which not only (3) affected substantial rights, but also (4) seriously impaired the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” | 3 |
| 4 | Banco Popular De Puerto Rico v. Asociación De Compositores Y Editores De Música Latinoamericana | green | “mentioning these rulings by name and in detail could give the jury a misimpression of the evidence before it” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Floyd | green | “experience and in the experience of other secret service agents, individuals engaged in fraud and identity theft keep at their residences records related to and used in their criminal activities.” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Vizcarrondo-Casanova | green | “only rarely and in extraordinary compelling circumstances will we, from the vista of a cold appellate record, reverse a district court's on-the-spot judgment concerning the relative weighing of probative value and unfair effect.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Brake | green | “clear error exists only if, after considering all the evidence, we are left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.” | 2 |
| 8 | United States v. Brake | green | “only if, after considering all the evidence, we are left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.” | 2 |
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.