4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 334 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 Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co. Anchor | green | “ubject-matter delineations must be policed by the courts on their own initiative.” | 115 |
| 2 | Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht | green | “a case falls within the federal district court's 'original' diversity 'jurisdiction' only if diversity of citizenship among the parties is complete, i.e., only if there is no plaintiff and no defendant who are citizens of the same state.” | 72 |
| 3 | Valentin D. Ochoa v. Interbrew America, Inc. | green | “n determining whether a challenged jurisdictional amount has been met, district courts are permitted only to assess the allegations in a complaint and not the validity of any asserted defenses.” | 32 |
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.