3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 59 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 Reiter v. Sonotone Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. Anchor | green | “in construing a statute we are obliged to give effect, if possible, to every word congress used.” | 34 |
| 2 | United States v. Wilson | green | “congress' use of a verb tense is significant in construing statutes.” | 22 |
| 3 | Aguilar v. United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security | green | “with respect to section 1252(b)(9), these words cannot be read to swallow all claims that might somehow touch upon, or be traced to, the government's efforts to remove a .” | 3 |
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