4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 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 Perry v. Dowling.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry v. Dowling Anchor | green | “reflects a plausible construction of the plain language of the statute and does not otherwise conflict with congress' expressed intent.” | 7 |
| 2 | Sacred Heart Medical Center v. Sullivan | green | “the agency must offer a reasoned justification for the change in its interpretation of a statute or a modification of its policy.” | 4 |
| 3 | Sacred Heart Medical Center v. Sullivan | green | “its current construction is in full accord with the language of the pps and the legislative intent that motivated its enactment.” | 3 |
| 4 | Huntington Hospital v. Shalala | green | “although less deference should be accorded to administrative interpretations that lack consistency, an agency is not locked into the first interpretation it embraces.” | 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.