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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 6 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. Blackwell.

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1 United States v. Blackwell Anchor
dcd · 2014
green “absent a statutory basis authorizing expungement, courts have granted motions to expunge only in extreme circumstances, such as in cases involving flagrant constitutional violations.” 3
2 United States v. Woods
cadc · 2018
green “inability to obtain specific employment is neither an exceptional circumstance nor an unusual result of a criminal conviction.” 3

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