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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 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 Pulsifer v. United States.

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1 Pulsifer v. United States Anchor
scotus · 2024
green “in a given statute, the same term usually has the same meaning and different terms usually have different meanings.” 9
2 Jennings v. Rodriguez
scotus · 2018
green “we did not interpret to sweep in any claim that can technically be said to 'arise from' the three listed actions of the attorney general. instead, we read the language to refer to just those three specific actions themselves.” 7

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