6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 103 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 Saudi Arabia v. Nelson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia v. Nelson Anchor | green | “a foreign state is presumptively immune from the jurisdiction of united states courts; unless a specified exception applies, a federal court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over a claim against a foreign state.” | 31 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia v. Nelson | green | “those elements of a claim that, if proven, would entitle a plaintiff to relief under his theory of the case.” | 24 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia v. Nelson | green | “unless a specified exception applies, a federal court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over a claim against a foreign state.” | 17 |
| 4 | Price v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | green | “the fsia provides a basis for asserting jurisdiction over foreign nations in the united states.” | 14 |
| 5 | Price v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | green | “foreign states are not 'persons' protected by the fifth amendment.” | 11 |
| 6 | Hanley-Wood LLC v. Hanley Wood LLC | green | “the determination of whether a default judgment is appropriate is committed to the discretion of the trial court.” | 6 |
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.