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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 64 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 Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee.

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1 Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee Anchor
scotus · 1982
green “a defendant is always free to ignore the judicial proceedings, risk a default judgment, and then challenge that judgment on jurisdictional grounds in a collateral proceeding.” 37
2 Durfee v. Duke
scotus · 1963
green “a judgment is entitled to full faith and credit - even as to questions of jurisdiction - when the second court's inquiry discloses that those questions have been fully and fairly litigated and finally decided in the court which rendered the original judgment.” 13
3 Durfee v. Duke
scotus · 1963
green “a judgment is entitled to full faith and credit-even as to questions of jurisdiction-when the second court's inquiry discloses that those questions have been fully and fairly litigated and finally decided in the court which rendered the original judgment.” 10
4 Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
scotus · 1982
green “if that court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter or the relevant parties, full faith and credit need not be given.” 4

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