6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 57 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 Jefferson County v. Acker.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County v. Acker Anchor | red | “under the federal officer removal statute, suits against federal officers may be removed despite the nonfederal cast of the complaint; the federal-question element is met if the defense depends on federal law.” | 16 |
| 2 | Jefferson County v. Acker | red | “may be removed despite the nonfederal cast of the complaint; the federal-question element is met if the defense depends on federal law.” | 15 |
| 3 | United States v. Michael Todd v. State of Arkansas, Arkansas State Police Department, and David D. Stills | green | “for a defense to be considered colorable, it need only be plausible; 1442(a)(1) does not require a court to hold that a defense will be successful before removal is appropriate.” | 10 |
| 4 | Turner v. United States Department of Justice | green | “under the doctrine of collateral estoppel, also called issue preclusion, 'when an issue of fact or law is actually litigated and determined by a valid and final judgment, and the determination is essential to the judgment, the determination is conclusive in a subsequent action b…” | 9 |
| 5 | Christopher Graves v. 3M Company | green | “3m made the requisite showing of a colorable federal contractor defense in the military contractor cases,” | 4 |
| 6 | Hus Buljic v. Tyson Foods Inc | green | “federal officer removal statute is to be 'liberally construed,' and thus the typical presumption against removal does not apply.” | 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.