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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Taucher, Frank v. Brown-Hruska, Sharon.

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1 Taucher, Frank v. Brown-Hruska, Sharon Anchor
cadc · 2005
green “once an applicant's status as a prevailing party is established, the government has the burden of showing that its legal position was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.” 4
2 Paul D. Halverson,appellants v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation
cadc · 2000
green “the government has the burden of proving that its position, including both the underlying agency action and the arguments defending that action in court, was 'substantially justified' within the meaning of the act.” 4

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