8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 53 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 Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. Anchor | red | “it is well established that a federal court may consider collateral issues after an action is no longer pending.” | 30 |
| 2 | Willy v. Coastal Corp. | green | “such a determination does not automatically wipe out all proceedings had in the district court at a time when the district court operated under the misapprehension that it had jurisdiction.” | 5 |
| 3 | International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Juneau Spruce Corp. | green | “the words 'district court of the united states' commonly describe constitutional courts created under article iii of the constitution, not the article i courts of the territories.” | 3 |
| 4 | In Re Kool, Mann, Coffee & Co. | green | “shall only be taken to the district court for the judicial district in which the bankruptcy judge is serving.” | 3 |
| 5 | In Re Kool, Mann, Coffee & Co. | green | “the district courts of the united states shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals from final ... orders ... and with leave of the court, from ... interlocutory orders ... of bankruptcy judges,” | 3 |
| 6 | Vickers Associates, Ltd. v. Urice (In Re Jaritz Industries, Ltd.) | green | “jurisdiction to review the order of a bankruptcy judge who would be properly authorized by statute to act as a judicial officer of the district court of the virgin islands.” | 3 |
| 7 | Vickers Associates, Ltd. v. Urice (In Re Jaritz Industries, Ltd.) | green | “there simply was no such valid order to review in this case.” | 3 |
| 8 | Meeropol v. Nizer | green | “deal with an administrative problem” | 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.