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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 2,425 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 Preiser v. Rodriguez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preiser v. Rodriguez Anchor | green | “is an attack by a person in custody upon the legality of that custody, and . . . the traditional function of the writ is to secure release from illegal custody.” | 1,000 |
| 2 | Hall v. Bellmon | green | “a pro se litigant's pleadings are to be construed liberally and held to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” | 644 |
| 3 | Jennings v. Rodriguez | green | “federal regulations provide that aliens detained under 1226(a) receive bond hearings at the outset of detention.” | 318 |
| 4 | Nasrallah v. Barr | green | “uses the term 'noncitizen' as equivalent to the statutory term 'alien.” | 251 |
| 5 | Whitmore v. Parker | green | “while the federal rules of civil procedure may be applied in habeas proceedings, they need not be in every instance - particularly where strict application would undermine the habeas review process” | 148 |
| 6 | Quiroz v. Mullin | green | “those who entered the united states without admission and who have lived here since are categorically unable to seek admission while they remain in the country.” | 34 |
| 7 | Quiroz v. Mullin | green | “cannot make a present request for permission to enter the united states, lawfully or otherwise, once he or she has already entered” | 23 |
| 8 | CHOGLLO CHAFLA v. SCOTT | green | “to put it simply, petitioners' detentions are improper because there is no evidence in the record that they were arrested pursuant to a warrant. since the government did not comply with the plain language of section 1226(a), their immediate release is justified.” | 7 |
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.