4 canonical passages across 4 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 Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. Anchor | green | “broad authority to regulate interstate telephone communications.” | 4 |
| 2 | Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission | green | “a carrier has to be regulated as a common carrier if it will make capacity available to the public indifferently or if the public interest requires common carrier operation of the proposed facility.” | 3 |
| 3 | Worldcom, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission | green | “two dsl modems that are attached to a telephone loop, one at the subscriber's premises and one at the telephone company's central office.” | 3 |
| 4 | Barbara E. Horn, of the Estate of Daniel Ray Horn, Deceased v. Thoratec Corporation | green | “an agency may change its course so long as it can justify its change with a 'reasoned analysis.” | 3 |
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.