4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 15 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 Lewis v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis v. United States Anchor | green | “he trial commences at least from the time when the work of empanelling the jury begins.” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Torres | green | “in contrast to the inquiry for actual bias, which focuses on whether the record at voir dire supports a finding that the juror was in fact partial, the issue for implied bias is whether an average person in the position of the juror in controversy would be prejudiced.” | 4 |
| 3 | Jones v. California | green | “there having been no informed consent to , it was error for the court not to reveal the substance of these communications to counsel for both sides.” | 4 |
| 4 | Salley v. United States | green | “there having been no informed consent to , it was error for the court not to reveal the substance of these communications to counsel for both sides.” | 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.