6 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 ClearOne Communications, Inc. v. Bowers.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClearOne Communications, Inc. v. Bowers Anchor | green | “arbitrary, capricious, whimsical, or manifestly unreasonable judgment.” | 3 |
| 2 | Vehicle Market Research, Inc. v. Mitchell International, Inc. | green | “a powerful weapon to employ against a party seeking to vindicate its rights, and there are often lesser weapons that can keep alleged inconsistent statements in check.” | 3 |
| 3 | Showtime Entertainment, LLC v. Town of Mendon | green | “faced a similar duality in the first amendment context.” | 3 |
| 4 | Petrella ex rel. N.P. v. Brownback | green | “the injury alleged must be 'concrete and particularized,” | 3 |
| 5 | BancInsure, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance | green | “this circuit applies the doctrine of judicial estoppel 'both narrowly and cautiously.” | 3 |
| 6 | Showtime Entertainment, LLC v. Town of Mendon | green | “this case highlights the sometimes nebulous nature of the distinction between facial and as-applied challenges, for showtime's challenge does not fit neatly within our traditional concept of either type of claim.” | 2 |
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.