10 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 67 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 Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc. Anchor | green | “we have consistently held that if jurisdiction exists at the time an action is commenced, such jurisdiction may not be divested by subsequent events.” | 25 |
| 2 | Gates v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | green | “he law assigns to every child at its birth a domicile of origin. the domicile of origin which the law attributes to an individual is the domicile of his parents. it continues until another domicile is lawfully acquired.” | 15 |
| 3 | Tony Lopez v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company | green | “appellee's motion to amend its petition for removal to supply sufficient allegations of citizenship and principal place of business existing at the time of commencement of this action is hereby granted, and diversity jurisdiction is therefore present.” | 5 |
| 4 | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc. | green | “f jurisdiction exists at the time an action is commenced, such jurisdiction may not be divested by subsequent events.” | 4 |
| 5 | Haring v. Prosise | green | “e fail to understand how interests justify the adoption of a rule that would bar the assertion of claims which have never been litigated.” | 3 |
| 6 | McLEOD v. CITIES SERVICE GAS COMPANY | green | “ollusion in joining a resident defendant for the sole purpose of preventing removal ... may be shown by any means available.” | 3 |
| 7 | Diana L. Mason, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Otis W. Mason, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc. | green | “hen the further proceedings are specified in the mandate the district court is limited to holding such as are directed. when the remand is general, however, the district court is free to decide anything not foreclosed by the mandate.” | 3 |
| 8 | Marshall Huffman Virginia Newton v. Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a Maryland Limited Partnership | green | “when a plaintiff files in state court a civil action over which the federal district courts would have original jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship, the defendant or defendants may remove the action to federal court.” | 3 |
| 9 | Kelli Smallwood v. Illinois Central Railroad Company Mississippi Department of Transportation | green | “to reduce possible confusion, we adopt this phrasing of the required proof and reject all others, whether the others appear to describe the same standard or not.” | 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.