6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 46 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 Kelli Lyn Metz, and v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and Cross-Appellee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelli Lyn Metz, and v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and Cross-Appellee Anchor | green | “there is a strong federal policy encouraging the expeditious and inexpensive resolution of disputes through arbitration.” | 12 |
| 2 | Hicks v. Cadle Company | green | “we resolve any doubts in favor of arbitrability.” | 8 |
| 3 | United Technology & Resources, Inc. v. Dar Al Islam | green | “the legislature and the courts of new mexico 'have expressed a strong policy preference for resolution of disputes by arbitration.” | 8 |
| 4 | Ballard v. Chavez | green | “that each party to a contract has a duty to read and familiarize himself with the contents of the contract, each party generally is presumed to know the terms of the agreement, and each is ordinarily bound thereby.” | 7 |
| 5 | Salazar v. Citadel Communications Corp. | green | “to determine whether the agreement to arbitrate is valid, courts look to general state contract law, with the caveat that state laws that are specifically hostile to arbitration agreements are preempted by the faa.” | 7 |
| 6 | Ballard v. Chavez | green | “each party to a contract has a duty to read and familiarize himself with the contents of the contract, each party generally is presumed to know the terms of the agreement, and each is ordinarily bound thereby.” | 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.