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 Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Anchor | green | “to satisfy this standard it is not necessary for a court to find that the agency's construction was the only reasonable one or even the reading the court would have reached if the question initially had arisen in a judicial proceeding.” | 8 |
| 2 | Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, Intervenors | green | “the agency must consider all of the relevant factors and demonstrate a reasonable connection between the facts on the record and the resulting policy choice.” | 5 |
| 3 | Meade Township v. Andrus | green | “federal courts bear the ultimate responsibility for interpreting federal statutes.” | 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.