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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 4,668 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 Haines v. Kerner.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haines v. Kerner Anchor | green | “less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” | 2,831 |
| 2 | 16630 Southfield Ltd. Partnership v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. | green | “the plausibility of an inference depends on a host of considerations, including common sense and the strength of competing explanations for the defendant's conduct.” | 505 |
| 3 | Robert v. Tesson | green | “a general objection to a magistrate judge's report, which fails to specify the issues of contention, does not suffice to preserve an issue for appeal . . . .” | 487 |
| 4 | 16630 Southfield Ltd. Partnership v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. | green | “imposes legal and factual demands on the authors of complaints.” | 408 |
| 5 | Denton v. Hernandez | red | “lower judicial access barriers to the indigent.” | 392 |
| 6 | Flex Homes, Inc. v. Ritz-Craft Corp of Michigan, Inc. | green | “provide a plausible basis for the claims in the complaint” | 45 |
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.