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3 canonical passages across 3 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 United States v. George Ingram.

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1 United States v. George Ingram Anchor
ca7 · 1992
green “plea agreements, however, are 'unique con- tracts' and the ordinary contract principles are supplemented with a concern that the bargaining process not violate the de- fendant's right to fundamental fairness under the due process clause.” 3
2 Beckles v. United States
scotus · 2017
green “in johnson, we applied the vagueness rule to a statute fixing permissible sentences. the acca's residual clause ... fixed-in an impermissibly vague way-a higher range of sentences for certain defendants.” 3
3 Sessions v. Dimaya
scotus · 2018
green “try- ing to reconcile them with each other, and then compare them to whatever unlisted crime was at issue, drove many a judge a little batty.” 3

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