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 Kenneth B. Skees v. Department of the Navy.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth B. Skees v. Department of the Navy Anchor | green | “if the board cannot review the employee's loss of security clearance, it is even further beyond question that it cannot review the navy's judgment that the position itself requires the clearance.” | 5 |
| 2 | Bruce A. Bracey v. Office of Personnel Management | green | “we are aware of no setting in the federal employment system in which an employee is considered to hold a 'position' consisting of a set of ungraded, unclassified duties that have been assigned to that employee on an ad hoc basis.” | 3 |
| 3 | Kaplan v. Conyers | green | “egan, at its core, explained that it is essential for the president and the dod to have broad discretion in making determinations concerning national security.” | 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.