3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 45 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 Marcus Allan McIntosh v. United States Parole Commission.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Allan McIntosh v. United States Parole Commission Anchor | green | “the fact or duration of a prisoner's confinement and seeks the remedy of immediate release or a shortened period of confinement.” | 18 |
| 2 | Sandusky v. Goetz | green | “is used to attack the execution of a sentence . . . .” | 14 |
| 3 | Al-Marri v. Davis | green | “when reviewing the denial of a habeas petition under 2241, we review the district court's legal conclusions de novo and accept its factual findings unless clearly erroneous.” | 13 |
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