3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 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 GTE Directories Publishing Corp. v. Trimen America, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTE Directories Publishing Corp. v. Trimen America, Inc. Anchor | green | “a case or controversy must exist at the time the declaratory judgment action is filed.” | 9 |
| 2 | Support Working Animals, Inc. v. Governor of Florida | green | “contingent on future events that may not occur as anticipated, or indeed may not occur at all.” | 4 |
| 3 | Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. | green | “that no action for declaratory relief will lie to establish an insurer's liability in a policy clause contest . . . until a judgment has been rendered against the insured since, until such judgment comes into being, the liabilities are contingent and may never materialize” | 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.