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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 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 Leocal v. Ashcroft.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Leocal v. Ashcroft Anchor
scotus · 2004
green “e construe language in its context and in light of the terms surrounding it.” 6
2 United States v. Vargas-Duran
ca5 · 2003
green “he fact that the statute requires that serious bodily injury result from does not mean that the statute requires that the defendant have used the force that caused the injury.” 3

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