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6 canonical passages across 4 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 Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder Anchor | green | “the act imposes current burdens and must be justified by current needs.” | 4 |
| 2 | Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder | green | “neither 'has the purpose nor will have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color.” | 4 |
| 3 | Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board | green | “does not prohibit preclearance of a redistricting plan with a discriminatory but nonretrogressive purpose” | 3 |
| 4 | Busbee v. Smith | green | “because the justice department is trying to make us draw nigger districts and i don't want to draw nigger districts.” | 3 |
| 5 | Busbee v. Smith | green | “the product of purposeful racial discrimination.” | 3 |
| 6 | Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Mukasey | green | “the court gives congress significant leeway to craft broad remedial prohibitions when fundamental rights or protected classes are at stake.” | 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.