4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 441 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 Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of America.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of America Anchor | green | “to raise the strongest arguments they suggest.” | 199 |
| 2 | Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of America | green | “from compliance with relevant rules of procedural and substantive law.” | 148 |
| 3 | Acosta v. Artuz | green | “behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the constitution or laws or treaties of the united states.” | 60 |
| 4 | Ronald Dorsey v. Walter Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility | green | “a petitioner has 'fairly presented' his claim only if he has 'informed the state court of both the factual and legal premises of the claim he asserts in federal court.” | 34 |
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.