7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 32 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. Wiltberger.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Wiltberger Anchor | green | “he power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. it is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment.” | 7 |
| 2 | Montgomery v. Louisiana | green | “a state may remedy a miller violation by permitting juvenile homicide offenders to be considered for parole, rather than by resentencing them.” | 6 |
| 3 | Montgomery v. Louisiana | green | “the opportunity for release will be afforded to those who demonstrate the truth of miller's central intuition-that children who commit even heinous crimes are capable of change.” | 5 |
| 4 | United States v. Wiltberger | green | “it is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment.” | 5 |
| 5 | Robertson v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. | green | “ur judicial role precludes imposing different policy choices than those selected by the legislature” | 3 |
| 6 | State Highway Commission v. Vanderkloot | green | “certainly the popular and common understanding of 4 the word 'shall' is that it denotes mandatoriness.” | 3 |
| 7 | State of Arizona v. Martin Raul Soto-Fong | green | “ourts that have held de facto juvenile life sentences unconstitutional provide a cautionary tale, as they have invariably usurped the legislative prerogative to devise a novel sentencing scheme . . . .” | 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.