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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Lacey Chapman v. Davita, Inc..

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1 Lacey Chapman v. Davita, Inc. Anchor
tenn · 2012
green “subject matter jurisdiction involves a court's lawful authority to adjudicate a controversy brought before it.” 6
2 In Re SLM
tennctapp · 2006
green “without subject matter jurisdiction, a court cannot enter a valid, enforceable order.” 4

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