7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 82 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 United States v. Ronald Keith Brown.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Ronald Keith Brown Anchor | green | “there is less need for the gatekeeper to keep the gate when the gatekeeper is keeping the gate only for himself.” | 36 |
| 2 | Salem, Maurice J. v. Neshewat, Michael | green | “where the factfinder and the gatekeeper are the same, the court does not err in admitting the evidence subject to the ability later to exclude it or disregard it if it turns out not to meet the standard of reliability established by rule 702.” | 16 |
| 3 | Howard Nease v. Ford Motor Company | green | “relevant evidence, of course, is evidence that helps 'the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.” | 9 |
| 4 | Acosta v. Vinoskey | green | “the court has increased discretion in how to perform its gatekeeping role.” | 6 |
| 5 | In Re Zurn Pex Plumbing Products Liability | green | “the main purpose of daubert exclusion is to protect juries from being swayed by dubious testimony.” | 5 |
| 6 | United States v. Vernon Wood | green | “because the district court was also the trier of facts, the district court's evidentiary gatekeeping function was relaxed, and the district court was in the best position to decide the proper weight to give the expert opinions.” | 5 |
| 7 | United States v. Ulbricht | green | “the purpose of an in limine motion is 'to aid the trial process by enabling the court to rule in advance of trial on the relevance of certain forecasted evidence, as to issues that are definitely set for trial, without lengthy argument at, or interruption of, the trial.” | 5 |
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