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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 14 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 Commissioner v. Clark.

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1 Commissioner v. Clark Anchor
scotus · 1989
green “in construing provisions ... in which a general statement of policy is qualified by an exception, we usually read the exception narrowly in order to preserve the primary operation of the provision.” 4
2 United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
ca2 · 1995
green “the copyright owner bears the burden of proving that the defendant's copying was unauthorized.” 4
3 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION, Respondent
ca2 · 1978
green “the meaning of one term may be determined by reference to the terms it is associated with” 3
4 Harris O. Schoenberg v. Shapolsky Publishers, Incorporated, Ian Shapolsky and Steimatzky Publishing of North America, Inc., Samuel A. Abady, Esq.
ca2 · 1992
green “if a breach of a condition is alleged, then the district court has subject matter jurisdiction.” 3

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