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5 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 92 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 Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. Anchor | green | “it is by now well established that legislative acts adjusting the burdens and benefits of economic life come to the court with a presumption of constitutionality, and that the burden is on one complaining of a due process violation to establish that the legislature has acted in …” | 37 |
| 2 | Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. | green | “the burden is on one complaining of a due process violation to establish that the legislature has acted in an arbitrary and irrational way.” | 23 |
| 3 | Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. | green | “legislation readjusting rights and burdens is not unlawful solely because it upsets otherwise settled expectations.” | 14 |
| 4 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. | green | “simply by showing that the retroactive application of the legislation is itself justified by a rational legislative purpose.” | 10 |
| 5 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. | green | “provided that the retroactive application of a statute is supported by a legitimate legislative purpose furthered by rational means, judgments about the wisdom of such legislation remain within the exclusive province of the legislative and executive branches.” | 8 |
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.