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4 canonical passages across 4 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 Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores Anchor | green | “the starting point in every case involving construction of a statute is the language itself.” | 65 |
| 2 | Ex Parte Bollman and Swartwout | green | “the power to award the writ by any of the courts of the united states, must be given by written law.” | 7 |
| 3 | Baldwin v. Maggio | green | “reasonably substantial, independent investigation” | 5 |
| 4 | Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, Warden | green | “by posing the question whether the state court's treatment was 'unreasonable,' 2254(d)(1) requires federal courts to take into account the care with which the state court considered the subject.” | 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.