8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 41 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 Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty Anchor | green | “in the interests of judicial economy” | 9 |
| 2 | Martinez v. Maruszczak | green | “(1) involves an element of individual judgment or choice and (2) is based on considerations of social, economic, or political policy.” | 7 |
| 3 | Johnson v. Brown | green | “drive with due regard for the safety of others” | 5 |
| 4 | Eileen W. Legue v. City of Racine | green | “why would the legislature exempt an operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from complying with certain rules of the road and impose a duty of due regard unless a violation of the duty can result in liability?” | 5 |
| 5 | Vassallo ex rel. Brown v. Majeski | green | “slow down as necessary for safety” | 5 |
| 6 | Vassallo ex rel. Brown v. Majeski | green | “slow down as necessary for safety, but may proceed cautiously past such red or stop sign or signal after sounding siren and displaying red lights.” | 5 |
| 7 | Donna Young v. United States | green | “to identify the particular agency conduct with which plaintiffs take issue, we look to the allegations of plaintiffs' complaint” | 4 |
| 8 | Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty | green | “as the interpretation of the statute is solely a question of law, rather than requiring the party to raise the issue in district court in a summary judgment motion, in the interests of judicial economy, we have chosen to address it at this time.” | 1 |
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.