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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.

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1 Hertz Corp. v. Friend Anchor
scotus · 2010
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
ca8 · 2014
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

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