7 canonical passages across 5 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 Horne v. Coughlin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horne v. Coughlin Anchor | green | “parties may do an inadequate job briefing and presenting an issue that predictably will have no effect on the outcome of the case.” | 3 |
| 2 | Fredrick K. Koch v. Town of Brattleboro, Vermont, Sherwood D. Lake, Jr., and John Doe, Unidentified Brattleboro Police Officer | green | “escape federal court review over a lengthy period.” | 3 |
| 3 | Barbara C. Ehrlich v. Town of Glastonbury, Joel White, James Kenny | green | “in saucier, the supreme court made plain that a sequential two-step analysis of qualified immunity claims is not simply recommended but required.” | 3 |
| 4 | Barbara C. Ehrlich v. Town of Glastonbury, Joel White, James Kenny | green | “in those situations in which one can conclude that the supreme court did not intend to make the saucier sequence mandatory,” | 3 |
| 5 | Barbara C. Ehrlich v. Town of Glastonbury, Joel White, James Kenny | green | “the court will not pass upon a constitutional question although properly presented by the record, if there is also present some other ground upon which the case may be disposed of.” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Katz | green | “defendant's ... argument that section 240.30(1) is void for vagueness ... is ... unavailing.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Miguez | green | “that the defendant ... failed to meet the heavy burden of proving section 240.30(1) unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt” | 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.