2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 87 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 Hertz Corp. v. Friend.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertz Corp. v. Friend Anchor | green | “courts have an independent obligation to determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists, even when no party challenges it.” | 79 |
| 2 | Gary Reece v. Bank of New York Mellon | green | “because of this ambiguity in the word 'resident'-as compared to 'citizen' and the unambiguous 'reside'-we cannot satisfy ourselves that diversity jurisdiction is proper based solely on an allegation a party is (or was) a 'resident' of a particular state.” | 8 |
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.