4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 53 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 Papasan v. Allain.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papasan v. Allain Anchor | green | “although for the purposes of this motion to dismiss we must take all the factual allegations in the complaint as true, we are not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation.” | 20 |
| 2 | Papasan v. Allain | green | “e are not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation.” | 13 |
| 3 | West Coast General Corporation v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy | green | “court of federal claims decisions, while persuasive, do not set binding precedent for separate and distinct cases in that court.” | 13 |
| 4 | Papasan v. Allain | green | “are not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation.” | 7 |
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.