5 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 United States v. Carty.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Carty Anchor | green | “we first consider whether the district court committed significant procedural error, then we consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.” | 16 |
| 2 | United States v. Carty | green | “on appeal, we first consider whether the district court committed significant procedural error, then we consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.” | 14 |
| 3 | United States v. Whitehead | green | “even if we are certain that we would have imposed a different sentence had we worn the district judge's robe, we can't reverse on that basis.” | 6 |
| 4 | United States v. Abdel Ghani Meskini, Also Known as Eduardo Rocha, Mokhtar Haouari | green | “all of the crimes of which ressam was charged and convicted were directed at achieving his goal of placing a bomb at lax.” | 5 |
| 5 | United States v. Whitehead | green | “the district court was 'in a superior position' to find the relevant facts and to 'judge their import.” | 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.