6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 40 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 Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. Anchor | green | “necessary to protect uniquely federal interests.” | 14 |
| 2 | Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. | green | “it is not uncommon for federal courts to fashion federal law where federal rights are concerned.” | 12 |
| 3 | United States v. John Christopher Beale | green | “whether or not the statement in place was a holding or dictum, the supreme court has clearly directed the lower courts to follow its pronouncement.” | 5 |
| 4 | International Paper Co. v. Ouellette | green | “the court held that federal legislation now occupied the field, preempting all federal common law.” | 4 |
| 5 | Bunker Hill Company Lead and Zinc Smelter v. Environmental Protection Agency | green | “was intended comprehensively to regulate, through guidelines and controls, the complexities of restraining and curtailing modern day air pollution.” | 3 |
| 6 | Reeger v. Mill Service, Inc. | green | “applies); united states v. kin-buc, inc., 532 f.supp. 699, 702 (d.n.j.1982) (common law of nuisance preempted because” | 2 |
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.