4 canonical passages across 2 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 United States v. Thomas McCoy.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Thomas McCoy Anchor | green | “empowered to consider any extraordinary and compelling reason for release that a defendant might raise.” | 7 |
| 2 | United States v. Thomas McCoy | green | “extraordinary and compelling reasons” | 6 |
| 3 | United States v. Rayco Bethea | green | “a district court abuses its discretion when it acts arbitrarily or irrationally, fails to follow statutory requirements, fails to consider judicially recognized factors constraining its exercise of discretion, relies on erroneous factual or legal premises, or commits an error of…” | 5 |
| 4 | United States v. Thomas McCoy | green | “district courts are empowered to consider any extraordinary and compelling reason for release that a defendant might raise.” | 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.