6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 85 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 Adeyemi v. District of Columbia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adeyemi v. District of Columbia Anchor | green | “whether the plaintiff produced sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find that the employer's asserted non-discriminatory reason was not the actual reason and that the employer intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff on a prohibited basis.” | 33 |
| 2 | Talavera v. Shah | green | “elements essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial.” | 22 |
| 3 | Douglas v. Donovan | green | “not everything that makes an employee unhappy is an actionable adverse action.” | 13 |
| 4 | Vatel v. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers | green | “it is settled that 'it is the perception of the decision maker which is relevant, not the self-assessment of the plaintiff.” | 6 |
| 5 | Peter H. Bombard v. Fort Wayne Newspapers, Incorporated | green | “it is not our function to scour the record in search of evidence to defeat a motion for summary judgment; we rely on the nonmoving party to identify with reasonable particularity the evidence upon which he relies.” | 6 |
| 6 | Adeyemi v. District of Columbia | green | “sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find that the employer's asserted non-discriminatory reason was not the actual reason and that the employer intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff on a prohibited basis.” | 5 |
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.