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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 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 Johnson v. United States.

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1 Johnson v. United States Anchor
scotus · 2015
green “we hold that imposing an increased sentence under the residual clause of the armed career criminal act violates the constitution's guarantee of due process.” 7
2 United States v. Robert Earl Oliver
ca11 · 1994
green “precisely the same analytical framework applied by the courts in ascertaining the scope of a 'crime of violence' logically obtains with respect to the question of what kind of conduct comprises a 'violent felony' .” 3
3 United States v. Chance Rearden
ca9 · 2003
green “we allow challenges to the sentencing guidelines on vagueness grounds.” 3

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