3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 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 Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc. Anchor | green | “we have consistently held that restrictions on contributions require less compelling justification than restrictions on independent spending” | 8 |
| 2 | Vannatta v. Keisling | green | “restrictions on contributions ... are subjected to less exacting scrutiny than restrictions on independent expenditures” | 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.