7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 158 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 Trade Finance Partners, LLC v. AAR CORP..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade Finance Partners, LLC v. AAR CORP. Anchor | green | “inferences relying on mere speculation or conjecture will not suffice.” | 51 |
| 2 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Judith Keane, Intervenor-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. | green | “definite, competent evidence to rebut the summary judgment motion.” | 34 |
| 3 | Smith v. Hope School | green | “we are not required to draw every conceivable inference from the record . . . we draw only reasonable inferences” | 30 |
| 4 | Trade Finance Partners, LLC v. AAR CORP. | green | “inferences relying on mere speculation or conjecture will not suffice” | 17 |
| 5 | Lewis v. City of Chicago | green | “weigh evidence or engage in fact-finding,” | 16 |
| 6 | Andre Johnson v. Donald T. Snyder, Eugene McAdory Assistant Warden, Pam Grubman | green | “so obvious that even a lay person would easily recognize the necessity for a doctor's attention.” | 6 |
| 7 | Thomas v. Walton | green | “deliberate indifference implies at a minimum actual knowledge of impending harm easily preventable, so that a conscious, culpable refusal to prevent harm can be inferred from the defendant's failure to prevent it.” | 4 |
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.