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9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 468 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 Morris v. Slappy.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris v. Slappy Anchor | green | “only an unreasoning and arbitrary 'insistence upon expeditiousness in the face of a justifiable request for delay' violates the right to the assistance of counsel.” | 242 |
| 2 | Ungar v. Sarafite | green | “a myopic insistence upon expeditiousness in the face of a justifiable request for delay can render the right to defend with counsel an empty formality.” | 112 |
| 3 | Ungar v. Sarafite | green | “the answer must be found in the circumstances present in every case, particularly in the reasons presented to the trial judge at the time the request is denied.” | 79 |
| 4 | Sablan v. Department of Finance of Northern Mariana Islands | green | “decision to deny discovery will not be disturbed except upon the clearest showing that denial of discovery results in actual and substantial prejudice to the complaining litigant.” | 14 |
| 5 | Ida Allen and Mahala A. Dickerson v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company | green | “so slight and unimportant that the sensible treatment is to overlook it.” | 6 |
| 6 | United States v. Thomas A. Lane | green | “lane had not specified which witnesses his defense attorney would have interviewed, which documents and exhibits he was unable to examine, or what defenses he might have explored.” | 4 |
| 7 | United States v. Thomas A. Lane | green | “adequate time prior to trial to review the statements of the government's witnesses.” | 4 |
| 8 | Freehill v. Lewis | green | “delay should be avoided to the extent that it is unnecessary or unreasonable but adequate time must be allowed for discovery of the facts and assembly of the proof.” | 4 |
| 9 | Julie Thomas v. Computax Corporation | green | “failed to designate and prepare as part of the record on appeal the witness' testimony relevant to her contention that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court's finding and judgment.” | 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.