6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 18 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 United States v. David R. Knapp, United States of America v. Grk Corporation, Dba Knapp Ford Mercury.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. David R. Knapp, United States of America v. Grk Corporation, Dba Knapp Ford Mercury Anchor | green | “precise formulation' for an abuse of discretion.” | 3 |
| 2 | United States v. Darrell H. Lack | green | “important limitation on the government's use of the mail fraud statute,” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. George C. Hook | green | “is a valid extension of congressional power” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. George C. Hook | green | “regulate and protect the instrumentalities of interstate commerce, or persons or things in interstate commerce, even though the threat may come only from intrastate activities,” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Chung Lo | green | “need not be an essential element of the scheme, just a 'step in the plot,” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Frances Roxanne Franks | green | “which made it easy for a customer's bank to reverse the credit if the instrument cannot be collected.” | 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.