9 canonical passages across 6 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 State of Wyoming v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Wyoming v. United States Anchor | green | “thorough, probing, in-depth review” | 12 |
| 2 | Robbins v. United States Bureau of Land Management | green | “we review robbins' constitutional due process claim against the agency under the framework set forth in the apa.” | 7 |
| 3 | United States v. Murdock MacHine and Engineering Company of Utah, Logan A. Bagley, Trustee for Murdock MacHine and Engineering Company of Utah | green | “a general waiver of the government's sovereign immunity from injunctive relief.” | 7 |
| 4 | U.S. West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission | green | “an unconstitutional interpretation is not entitled to chevron deference.” | 6 |
| 5 | U.S. West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission | green | “an unconstitutional interpretation is not entitled to chevron deference.... deference to an agency interpretation is inappropriate not only when it is conclusively unconstitutional, but also when it raises serious constitutional questions.” | 6 |
| 6 | Simmat v. United States Bureau of Prisons | green | “this waiver is not limited to suits under the administrative procedure act.” | 6 |
| 7 | Simmat v. United States Bureau of Prisons | green | “in a court of the united states seeking relief other than money damages and stating a claim that an agency or an officer or employee thereof acted or failed to act in an official capacity or under color of legal authority.” | 5 |
| 8 | State of Wyoming v. United States | green | “thorough, probing, in-depth review.” | 4 |
| 9 | Cortez v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | green | “an action against federal employees in their official capacities is in effect a suit against the united states for which a waiver of sovereign immunity must exist.” | 4 |
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.