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 Smith v. Griggs.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith v. Griggs Anchor | green | “between the extremes of conceded creativity and independent effort amounting to no more than the trivial, the test of appropriation necessarily varies” | 3 |
| 2 | Air East, Inc. v. National Transportation Safety Board | green | “between the extremes of conceded creativity and independent effort amounting to no more than the trivial, the test of appropriation necessarily varies” | 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.