3 canonical passages across 3 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 Arnold Lynn v. Dennis Bliden, First Deputy Supt..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Lynn v. Dennis Bliden, First Deputy Supt. Anchor | green | “the burden of rebutting the presumption of correctness by clear and convincing evidence.” | 7 |
| 2 | Dwayne Henry v. Thomas Poole, Superintendent Five Points Correctional Facility and Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of New York | green | “the court must make 'every effort . . . to eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight, to reconstruct the circumstances of counsel's challenged conduct, and to evaluate the conduct from counsel's perspective at the time,' and 'must indulge a strong presumption that counsel's …” | 6 |
| 3 | Parks v. Sheahan | green | “the failure of a lawyer to invoke meritless objections cannot constitute constitutionally deficient performance.” | 5 |
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.