4 canonical passages across 2 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 United States v. Lydia Cooper.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Lydia Cooper Anchor | green | “discuss and make findings as to each of the 3553(a) factors if the record makes clear the court took the factors into account in sentencing.” | 24 |
| 2 | United States v. Levinson | green | “our responsibility on appellate review of a criminal sentence is limited yet important: we are to ensure that a substantively reasonable sentence has been imposed in a procedurally fair way.” | 21 |
| 3 | United States v. Levinson | green | “sufficient for us to see that the particular circumstances of the case have been given meaningful consideration within the parameters of 3553(a).” | 5 |
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