4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 21 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 Thomas A. Magee v. Scott Harshbarger.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas A. Magee v. Scott Harshbarger Anchor | green | “in order to establish cause for the default, petitioner must demonstrate 'that some objective factor external to the defense impeded defense counsel's efforts to comply with the state's procedural rule.” | 6 |
| 2 | Burks, Jr. v. Duboise | green | “create independent rights in habeas petitioners.” | 5 |
| 3 | Burks, Jr. v. Duboise | green | “even absent a showing of cause and prejudice, a federal court exercising its habeas powers should nonetheless overlook a procedural default and hear a barred constitutional claim on the merits if its failure to do so would result in a fundamental miscarriage of justice.” | 5 |
| 4 | Gunter v. Maloney | green | “create independent rights in habeas petitioners.” | 5 |
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.