8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 65 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 United States v. Gore.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Gore Anchor | green | “when a court is limited to reviewing matters of law, the question is not whether a reviewing court might disagree with the trial court's findings, but whether those findings are 'fairly supported by the record.” | 12 |
| 2 | United States v. Ayala | green | “a military judge abuses his discretion if his findings of fact are clearly erroneous or his conclusions of law are incorrect.” | 12 |
| 3 | United States v. Ayala | green | “thus on a mixed question of law and fact . . . a military judge abuses his discretion if his findings of fact are clearly erroneous or his conclusions of law are incorrect.” | 9 |
| 4 | United States v. Cowgill | green | “we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party.” | 8 |
| 5 | United States v. Rodriguez | green | “we review a military judge's ruling on a motion to suppress for abuse of discretion.” | 8 |
| 6 | United States v. Ayala | green | “in reviewing a military judge's ruling on a motion to suppress, we review factfinding under the clearly-erroneous standard and conclusions of law under the de novo standard.” | 8 |
| 7 | United States v. Cowgill | green | “in reviewing a ruling on a motion to suppress, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party.” | 5 |
| 8 | United States v. Lincoln | green | “if the findings are incomplete or ambiguous, the 'appropriate remedy . . . is a remand for clarification' or additional findings.” | 3 |
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