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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 40 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 El-Moussa v. Holder.

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1 El-Moussa v. Holder Anchor
ca6 · 2009
green “issues adverted to in a perfunctory manner, unaccompanied by some effort at developed argumentation, are deemed waived. it is not sufficient for a party to mention a possible argument in skeletal way, leaving the court to put flesh on its bones.” 24
2 United States v. Dominguez-Chavez
ca5 · 2008
green “dominguez has failed to adequately raise or develop his due process and equal protection arguments in his appellate brief, and, thus, they are waived.” 16

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