3 canonical passages across 2 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 Dorsey v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorsey v. United States Anchor | green | “in federal sentencing the ordinary practice is to apply new penalties to defendants not yet sentenced, while withholding that change from defendants already sentenced.” | 13 |
| 2 | Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton | green | “congress legislates against the backdrop of existing law.” | 4 |
| 3 | Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton | green | “it is a commonplace of statutory interpretation that 'congress legislates against the backdrop of existing law.” | 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.