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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 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 Meredith v. Talbot County, Maryland.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meredith v. Talbot County, Maryland Anchor | green | “the underlying purpose of burford abstention is to enable federal courts to avoid needless conflict with the administration by a state of its own affairs.” | 4 |
| 2 | Martin v. Stewart | green | “balance the state and federal interests to determine whether the importance of difficult state law questions or the state interest in uniform regulation outweighs the federal interest in adjudicating the case at bar.” | 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.