5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 22 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 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. United States Department of the Navy James Webb, as Secretary of the Navy.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. United States Department of the Navy James Webb, as Secretary of the Navy Anchor | green | “considered the relevant factors and articulated a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made.” | 8 |
| 2 | Headwaters, Inc. v. Bureau Of Land Management | green | “if it considers an appropriate range of alternatives, even if it does not consider every available alternative.” | 4 |
| 3 | Headwaters, Inc. v. Bureau Of Land Management | green | “must an agency consider alternatives which are infeasible, ineffective, or inconsistent with the basic policy objectives for the management of the area.” | 4 |
| 4 | Glessing v. Clough | green | “held that where several foreseeable similar projects in a geographical region have a cumulative impact, they should be evaluated in a single eis.” | 3 |
| 5 | Portland Audubon Society v. Babbitt | green | “the decision not to supplement timber management plans is ripe for review now rather than when individual sales are announced because, to the extent these plans pre-determine the future, the secretary's failure to comply with nepa represents a concrete injury that would undermin…” | 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.