4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 118 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 Elrod v. Burns.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elrod v. Burns Anchor | green | “the loss of first amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury.” | 101 |
| 2 | Elrod v. Burns | green | “he loss of first amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury” | 4 |
| 3 | The Bronx Household of Faith, Robert Hall and Jack Roberts v. Board of Education of the City of New York and Community School District No. 10 | green | “would we be able to identify a form of religious worship that is divorced from the teaching of moral values?” | 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.