7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 112 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 Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell Anchor | green | “over no conceivable subject is the legislative power of congress more complete than it is over' the admission of aliens.” | 29 |
| 2 | Mathews v. Diaz | green | “in the exercise of its broad power over naturalization and immigration, congress regularly makes rules that would be unacceptable if applied to citizens.” | 24 |
| 3 | Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell | green | “facially legitimate and bona fide reason” | 19 |
| 4 | Mathews v. Diaz | green | “congress regularly makes rules that would be unacceptable if applied to citizens.” | 17 |
| 5 | Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong | green | “the power over aliens is of a political character and therefore subject only to narrow judicial review.” | 10 |
| 6 | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Stranahan | green | “over no conceivable subject is the legislative power of congress more complete than it is over” | 9 |
| 7 | Ran Choeum v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | green | “that the ins cannot, consistent with due process and the statutory and regulatory requirements governing its own proceedings, substitute new grounds for deportation at this stage of the proceedings, solely for the purposes of depriving the federal courts of jurisdiction.” | 4 |
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.