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5 canonical passages across 3 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 Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District.

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1 Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District Anchor
scotus · 1989
green “the plaintiff has succeeded on 'any significant issue in litigation which achieved some of the benefit the parties sought in bringing suit” 25
2 Hewitt v. Helms
scotus · 1987
green “respect for ordinary language requires that a plaintiff receive at least some relief on the merits of his claim before he can be said to prevail.” 21
3 Hewitt v. Helms
scotus · 1987
green “rjespect for ordinary language requires that a plaintiff receive at least some relief on the merits of his claim before he can be said to prevail.” 9
4 Hanrahan v. Hampton
scotus · 1980
green “it seems clearly to have been the intent of congress to permit such an interlocutory award only to a party who has established his entitlement to some relief on the merits of his claims, either in the trial court or on appeal.” 6

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