7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 41 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 Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey Anchor | green | “contract rights are a form of property and as such may be taken for a public purpose provided that just compensation is paid.” | 16 |
| 2 | Lynch v. United States | green | “valid contracts are property, whether the obligor be a private individual, a municipality, a state, or the united states.” | 7 |
| 3 | Russell v. United States | green | “the takings and just compensation clauses of the fifth amendment do constitute a money-mandating source and claims under these clauses are within the jurisdiction of the court.” | 6 |
| 4 | Russian Volunteer Fleet v. United States | green | “on-resident aliens are entitled to the protection of the fifth amendment's prohibition on unlawful takings” | 3 |
| 5 | Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. v. United States | green | “a fifth amendment takings claim falls within the tucker act's grant of jurisdiction because it is a 'claim against the united states founded upon the constitution.” | 3 |
| 6 | Alvarez-Mendez v. Stock | green | “on-resident aliens are entitled to the protection of the fifth amendment's prohibition on unlawful takings” | 3 |
| 7 | Hendler v. United States | green | “because a property owner does not have a right to use his property in a manner harmful to public health or safety, the government's exercise of its powers to protect public health or safety does not constitute a compensable taking of any of the owner's property rights.” | 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.