5 canonical passages across 5 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 United States v. Frank Castaldi.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Frank Castaldi Anchor | green | “the district judge made his thinking clear enough.” | 5 |
| 2 | United States v. John F. Schuler, Jr. | green | “at all times perfectly free to disagree with the probation officer's position” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Justin Hancock | green | “whether defendants are satisfied that the court has ad- dressed their main arguments in mitigation” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Marcus Thornton | green | “correction after appellate review, a year or more of delay, and a new hearing after remand.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Patel | green | “had no deterrent effect whatsoever as he found the means to collect yet another 10,000 images.” | 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.