6 canonical passages across 4 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 In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L. Anchor | red | “existing indian family doctrine,” | 3 |
| 2 | CRYSTAL R. v. Superior Court of Santa Cruz County | green | “existing indian family doctrine” | 3 |
| 3 | In Re Alicia S. | green | “existing indian family doctrine” | 3 |
| 4 | James R. v. Cindy R. | green | “under the fifth, tenth and fourteenth amendments to the united states constitution, icwa does not and cannot apply to invalidate a voluntary termination of parental rights respecting an indian child who is not domiciled on a reservation, unless the child's biological parent, or …” | 3 |
| 5 | James R. v. Cindy R. | green | “existing indian family doctrine,” | 3 |
| 6 | James R. v. Cindy R. | green | “existing indian family doctrine.” | 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.