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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 203 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 United States v. Amodeo.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Amodeo Anchor | green | “relevant to the performance of the judicial function and useful in the judicial process.” | 107 |
| 2 | United States v. Erie County | green | “the notion that the public should have access to the proceedings and documents of courts is integral to our system of government.” | 36 |
| 3 | United States v. Amodeo | green | “the mere filing of a paper or document with the court is insufficient to render that paper a judicial document subject to the right of public access.” | 22 |
| 4 | In Re New York Times Company | green | “broad and general findings by the trial court . . . are not sufficient to justify closure.” | 19 |
| 5 | Bernstein v. Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP | green | “in determining whether a document is a judicial record, we evaluate the relevance of the document's specific contents to the nature of the proceeding and the degree to which access to the document would materially assist the public in understanding the issues before the . . . co…” | 19 |
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.