4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 39 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 Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei Anchor | green | “liens who have once passed through our gates, even illegally, may be expelled only after proceedings conforming to traditional standards of fairness encompassed in due process of law.” | 17 |
| 2 | Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei | green | “it is true that aliens who have once passed through our gates, even illegally, may be expelled only after proceedings conforming to traditional standards of fairness encompassed in due process of law.” | 14 |
| 3 | Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo | green | “courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, as the apa requires.” | 4 |
| 4 | Pulsifer v. United States | green | “when a statutory construction thus 'render an entire subparagraph meaningless,' this court has noted, the canon against surplusage applies with special force.” | 4 |
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.