7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 44 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 Abraham v. Burwell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham v. Burwell Anchor | green | “the court need not, however, accept the plaintiff's legal conclusions as true, and may consider material outside of the pleadings.” | 11 |
| 2 | Sanchez Ex Rel. Rivera-Sanchez v. United States | green | “instructs the court to dismiss or transfer a case if venue is improper or inconvenient in the plaintiff's chosen forum.” | 10 |
| 3 | Lamont v. Haig | green | “events having operative significance in the case.” | 8 |
| 4 | McCain v. Bank of America | green | “the burden remains on the plaintiff to establish that venue is proper.” | 5 |
| 5 | Abraham v. Burwell | green | “the court need not, however, accept the plaintiff's legal conclusions as true . . . and may consider material outside of the pleadings.” | 4 |
| 6 | Slaby v. Holder | green | “the proper venue for litigating a rehabilitation act claim is determined by the special venue provisions of title vii of the civil rights act, 42 u.s.c. 2000e-5(f)(3).” | 3 |
| 7 | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. EPA | green | “venue . . . is a threshold, non-merits issue that a court can address without first establishing its jurisdiction.” | 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.