5 canonical passages across 5 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 Matthews v. Wisconsin Energy Corp., Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthews v. Wisconsin Energy Corp., Inc. Anchor | green | “only if the plaintiff is harmed by the defendant's delay in asserting it.” | 4 |
| 2 | White v. Denver Seminary | green | “solely operated and controlled by” | 3 |
| 3 | Marshall v. Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth | green | “under the jurisdiction of the bishop of the roman catholic dioceses.” | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Garofalo v. Village of Hazel Crest | green | “the rule that forfeits an affirmative defense not pleaded in the answer (or by an earlier motion) is, we want to make clear, not to be applied rigidly.” | 3 |
| 5 | Reed v. Columbia St. Mary's Hospital | green | “it is not clear that failure to assert it in the answer waives it.” | 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.