5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 48 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 International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell Anchor | green | “carries the keys of his prison in his own pocket.” | 17 |
| 2 | James R. Ahrenholz, Plaintiff-Appellee/respondent v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Defendant-Appellant/petitioner | green | “involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.” | 13 |
| 3 | United States v. Kenneth O. Lippitt | green | “leaving punishment as the sole justification for its maintenance.” | 6 |
| 4 | Federal Trade Commission v. Trudeau | green | “contempt sanctions come in two forms-criminal and civil.” | 6 |
| 5 | Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund v. Lewis | green | “a finding of civil contempt of a judicial order is appealable, even when it is interlocutory as in this case, if but only if the underlying order is appealable. otherwise a litigant could obtain appellate review of any interlocutory order, at will, by defying it.” | 6 |
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.