3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 20 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 Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer Anchor | green | “the eleventh amendment, and the principle of state sovereignty which it embodies, are necessarily limited by the enforcement provisions of 5 of the fourteenth amendment.” | 10 |
| 2 | Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation | green | “the rehabilitation act was passed pursuant to 5 of the fourteenth amendment.” | 6 |
| 3 | Brown v. North Carolina Division Of Motor Vehicles | green | “in other words, congress has the power to remedy violations of constitutional rights, not the power to define the substance of those rights.” | 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.