7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 50 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 Harrison v. Bailey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison v. Bailey Anchor | green | “default judgments would not have been proper due to the failure to state a claim against these defendants.” | 10 |
| 2 | Answers in Genesis of Kentucky, Inc. v. Creation Ministries International, Ltd. | green | “ederal courts have a duty to consider their subject matter jurisdiction in regard to every case and may raise the issue sua sponte.” | 10 |
| 3 | John Paul Dunn v. United States Postal Service, and National Association of Letter Carriers | green | “default judgments would not have been proper due to the failure to state a claim against these defendants.” | 9 |
| 4 | Jacob Clark v. Bernadette Stone | green | “courts may take judicial notice of the proceedings of other courts of record.” | 9 |
| 5 | Answers in Genesis of Kentucky, Inc. v. Creation Ministries International, Ltd. | green | “federal courts have a duty to consider their subject matter jurisdiction in regard to every case and may raise the issue sua sponte” | 5 |
| 6 | John Paul Dunn v. United States Postal Service, and National Association of Letter Carriers | green | “efault judgments would not have been proper due to the failure to state a claim against these defendants” | 4 |
| 7 | Harrison v. Bailey | green | “efault judgments would not have been proper due to the failure to state a claim against these defendants” | 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.