7 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 Jose Rodriguez v. David Miller, Superintendent, Eastern Correctional Facility.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Rodriguez v. David Miller, Superintendent, Eastern Correctional Facility Anchor | green | “contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, as determined by the supreme court of the united states” | 11 |
| 2 | Bennett v. United States | green | “must be rejected if the defendant fails to meet either the performance prong or the prejudice prong.” | 8 |
| 3 | Puglisi v. United States | green | “a district court need not assume the credibility of factual assertions . . . where the assertions are contradicted by the record in the underlying proceeding.” | 7 |
| 4 | Puglisi v. United States | green | “a district court need not assume the credibility of factual assertions, as it would in civil cases, where the assertions are contradicted by the record in the underlying proceeding.” | 6 |
| 5 | United States v. Hoskins | green | “pursuant to 2255, a federal prisoner may move to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence or conviction on four grounds: (1) 'that the sentence was imposed in violation of the constitution or laws of the united states, or (2) that the court was without jurisdiction to impose …” | 6 |
| 6 | Fermin v. United States | green | “for the purposes of 2255, the term 'sentence' refers to both the prisoner's sentence and underlying conviction.” | 5 |
| 7 | Bennett v. United States | green | “the strickland standard is 'highly demanding,' and 'rigorous,' and "must be rejected if the defendant fails to meet either the performance prong or the prejudice prong.” | 3 |
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.