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2 canonical passages across 2 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 Ylst v. Nunnemaker.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Ylst v. Nunnemaker Anchor
scotus · 1991
green “where there has been one reasoned state judgment rejecting a federal claim, later unexplained orders upholding that judgment or rejecting the same claim rest upon the same ground.” 32
2 Roa v. Portuondo
nysd · 2008
green “any attempt to raise these claims at this stage as part of a direct appeal would be rejected because a criminal defendant is entitled to only one direct appeal and one application for leave to appeal to the court of appeals.” 7

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