3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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 California v. Greenwood.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California v. Greenwood Anchor | green | “we have never intimated ... that whether or not a search is reasonable within the meaning of the fourth amendment depends on the law of the particular state in which the search occurs.” | 5 |
| 2 | United States v. Gregory Sanford | green | “the trooper checked the occu- pants' criminal histories on the computer in his car-a proce- dure permissible even without reasonable suspicion ... .” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Lewis | green | “the officer is not the judge. whether the driver actu- ally committed a traffic infraction is irrelevant for fourth amendment purposes so long as there was an objective basis for a reasonable belief he did.” | 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.