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6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 168 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 PDK Laboratories Inc. v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

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1 PDK Laboratories Inc. v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration Anchor
cadc · 2004
green “if the agency's mistake did not affect the outcome, if it did not prejudice the petitioner, it would be senseless to vacate and remand for reconsideration.” 46
2 John F. Kreis v. Secretary of the Air Force
cadc · 1989
green “adjudication of these claims requires the district court to determine only whether the secretary's decision making process was deficient, not whether his decision was correct.” 39
3 Michael K. Frizelle v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary of Transportation
cadc · 1997
green “minimally contains a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made.” 39
4 Cone, George E. v. Caldera, Louis
cadc · 2000
green “this deferential standard is calculated to ensure that the courts do not become a forum for appeals by every soldier dissatisfied with his or her ratings, a result that would destabilize military command and take the judiciary far afield of its area of competence.” 33
5 Indiana Municipal Power Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Intervenor
cadc · 1995
green “once assured the agency has engaged in reasoned decisionmaking, it is not for the court to reweigh the conflicting evidence.” 8
6 Hill v. Geren
dcd · 2009
green “inquiry focuses not on whether the army was 'substantively correct' ... but rather on whether the abcmr's explanations for that choice demonstrate that a defendant 'permissibly exercised its discretion and made a choice that is supported by at least substantial evidence.” 3

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