3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 75 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 Henderson v. Shinseki.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henderson v. Shinseki Anchor | green | “ederal courts have an independent obligation to ensure that they do not exceed the scope of their jurisdiction, and therefore they must raise and decide jurisdictional questions that the parties either overlook or elect not to press.” | 57 |
| 2 | Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Osting-Schwinn | green | “the party commencing suit in federal court . . . has the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, facts supporting the existence of federal jurisdiction.” | 14 |
| 3 | Henderson v. Shinseki | green | “fjederal courts have an independent obligation to ensure that they do not exceed the scope of their jurisdiction, and therefore they must raise and decide jurisdictional questions that the parties either overlook or elect not to press.” | 4 |
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