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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 99 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 Giaccio v. Pennsylvania.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giaccio v. Pennsylvania Anchor | green | “it is established that a law fails to meet the requirements of the due process clause if it is so vague and standardless that it leaves the public uncertain as to the conduct it prohibits or leaves judges and jurors free to decide, without any legally fixed standards, what is pr…” | 76 |
| 2 | Harrell v. the Florida Bar | green | “under controlling case law, we apply the injury-in-fact requirement most loosely where first amendment rights are involved, lest free speech be chilled even before the law or regulation is enforced.” | 14 |
| 3 | Robert B. Liesegang, Sr., Roberto Sotelo, and Paul L. Fletcher v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | green | “in the absence of any consequences for noncompliance, a law's timing provisions are at best precatory rather than mandatory.” | 6 |
| 4 | Locke v. Shore | green | “the overbreadth doctrine is 'strong medicine' that generally should be administered 'only as a last resort.” | 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.