2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax Commission.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax Commission Anchor | green | “legislative history can be a legitimate guide to a statutory purpose obscured by ambiguity.” | 5 |
| 2 | United States v. Marrian Kolesar and Andrew Kolesar, Her Husband | green | “he utility (and necessity) for a deposition is not alone measured by whether all or any part of it is formally offered in evidence as such. a deposition used effectively in cross examination may have its telling effect without so much as a line of it being formally proffered.” | 3 |
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.