5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 71 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 Chi. Reg'l Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. Celtic Floor Covering, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chi. Reg'l Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. Celtic Floor Covering, Inc. Anchor | green | “an ultimatum on one side, met with steadfast defiance on the other, is not a good faith discussion.” | 34 |
| 2 | Chicago Observer, Inc. v. City of Chicago | green | “litigation is costly not only for the litigants but also for parties in other cases waiting in the queue for judicial attention.” | 13 |
| 3 | United States v. Bullion, James D. | green | “the striking of a balance of uncertainties can rarely be deemed unreasonable....” | 13 |
| 4 | Mejia v. Cook County, Ill. | green | “it is possible for two judges, confronted with the identical record, to come to opposite conclusions and for the appellate court to affirm both.” | 8 |
| 5 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Commc'ns Corp. | green | “while they 'conferred telephonically, all this consisted of was asking if it still opposed forensic inspection and saying it did.” | 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.