3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 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 FLORES.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLORES Anchor | green | “an evil or malicious intent is said to be the essence of moral turpitude.” | 8 |
| 2 | United States Ex Rel. Meyer v. Day | green | “corrupt scienter is the touchstone of moral turpitude.” | 3 |
| 3 | Hamdan v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | green | “absent specific evidence to the contrary in the record of conviction, the statute must be read at the minimum criminal conduct necessary to sustain a conviction under the statute.” | 2 |
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.