6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 347 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 Morris v. Northrop Grumman Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris v. Northrop Grumman Corp. Anchor | green | “the court must merely determine whether the complaint itself is legally sufficient, and, in doing so, it is well settled that the court must accept the factual allegations of the complaint as true.” | 98 |
| 2 | Morris v. Northrop Grumman Corp. | green | “it is not the court's function to weigh the evidence that might be presented at trial” | 88 |
| 3 | Boykin v. KeyCorp | green | “however inartfully pleaded, must be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” | 67 |
| 4 | Boykin v. KeyCorp | green | “document filed pro se is to be liberally construed and a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, must be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” | 42 |
| 5 | Jackson v. NYS Department of Labor | green | “even pro se plaintiffs asserting civil right claims cannot withstand a motion to dismiss unless their pleadings contain factual allegations sufficient to raise a 'right to relief above the speculative level.” | 31 |
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.