2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 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 Schlesinger v. Central Intelligence Agency.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schlesinger v. Central Intelligence Agency Anchor | green | “in a national security case, in which the agency possesses necessary expertise to assess the risk of disclosure,” | 8 |
| 2 | American Civil Liberties Union v. U.S. Department of Justice | green | “between the right of the public to know what their government is up to and the often compelling interest that the government maintains in keeping certain information private, whether to protect particular individuals or the national interest as a whole.” | 7 |
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.