7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 42 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 Big Ridge, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ridge, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board Anchor | green | “we assess whether the general counsel of the board 'has shown that antiunion animus was a substan- tial or motivating factor in the discharge.” | 6 |
| 2 | Contemporary Cars, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board | green | “employer con- duct that reasonably tends to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the free exercise of their protected rights.” | 6 |
| 3 | Riverstone Group, Inc v. Midwest Operating Engineers Fr | green | “as part of this duty to bargain, an employer must maintain the status quo after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement until a new agreement is reached or until the parties bargain in good faith to impasse.” | 6 |
| 4 | NLRB v. Jam Productions, Limited | green | “re- weigh the evidence, and the presence of contrary evidence does not compel us to reverse the board's order.” | 6 |
| 5 | NLRB v. Jam Productions, Limited | green | “we accept the board's legal conclusions unless they are irrational or inconsistent with the act.” | 6 |
| 6 | Laura Mullen v. Ricky Butler | green | “permits courts to levy sanctions against an attorney ... if the attorney has 'acted in an objectively unreasonable manner by engaging in a serious and studied disregard for the orderly process of justice' or where a claim is 'without a plausible 32 nos. 22-2674, 23-1014, 23-317…” | 6 |
| 7 | Laura Mullen v. Ricky Butler | green | “rule 11(b) requires attorneys to certify to the best of their knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that their filings have adequate foundation in fact and law and lack an improper purpose.” | 6 |
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.