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 In Re South Beach Securities, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re South Beach Securities, Inc. Anchor | green | “when he seeks to protect the rules and procedures of bankruptcy, over which he is the congressionally ordained watchdog-he has a statutory interest in making sure that bankruptcy law isn't abused.” | 3 |
| 2 | Clippard v. LWD, Inc. (In Re LWD, Inc.) | green | “is the watchdog that guards the public interest,” | 3 |
| 3 | Rancho De Calistoga v. City of Calistoga | green | “have particular significance: (1) the economic impact of the regulation on the claimant; (2) the extent to which the regulation has interfered with distinct investment-backed expectations; and (3) the character of the governmental action.” | 3 |
| 4 | In re Buffets, LLC | green | “absent clear congressional intent, the court is not to read 'a statute substantially increasing the monetary liability of a private party to apply to conduct occurring before the statute's enactment.” | 3 |
| 5 | In re Buffets, LLC | green | “on the subject of bankruptcies.” | 3 |
| 6 | In re Buffets, LLC | green | “the 2017 amendment violates the uniformity clause and the bankruptcy clause of the u.s. constitution because chapter 11 debtors in u.s. trustee districts will be forced to pay the higher quarterly fees regardless of when their cases were filed, but chapter 11 debtors in ba distr…” | 3 |
| 7 | Ziegler v. Commissioner | neutral | “applied to losses incurred in the years following its enactment” | 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.