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9 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 143 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 Brown v. Illinois.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown v. Illinois Anchor | green | “sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint.” | 42 |
| 2 | Wong Sun v. United States | green | “sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint of the unlawful invasion.” | 39 |
| 3 | Brown v. Illinois | green | “sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint” | 36 |
| 4 | United States v. One (1) 1971 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Serial 4a25791h1, Its Tools and Appurtenances, Michael Ohlmann, Claimant-Appellee | green | “the mere fact of the illegal seizure, standing alone, does not immunize the goods from forfeiture.” | 5 |
| 5 | United States v. Charles Steven Ballard, A/K/A James Bishop | green | “when trying to establish that there was a voluntary consent after an illegal stop, the commonwealth has a much heavier burden to carry than when the consent is given after a permissible stop.” | 5 |
| 6 | United States v. Mark A. Reed | green | “there is no 'bright-line' test for temporal proximity” | 5 |
| 7 | United States v. Ronald Berry Washington | green | “unconstrained, independent decision” | 4 |
| 8 | United States v. $186,416.00 in U.S. Currency | green | “provided the government with sufficient untainted probable cause” | 4 |
| 9 | United States v. Thomas Albert Miller | green | “was merely a pretext to legitimate the impermissible stop.” | 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.