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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 Gary Ray Spears v. Warden.

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1 Gary Ray Spears v. Warden Anchor
ca11 · 2015
green “e have not accepted a lack of legal education as an excuse for a failure to file in a timely fashion.” 5
2 Charles Larry Jones v. United States
ca11 · 2002
green “gnorance of the law is insufficient rationale for equitable tolling” 4

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