6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 30 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 Watt v. Energy Action Educational Foundation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watt v. Energy Action Educational Foundation Anchor | green | “because we find california has standing, we do not consider the standing of the other plaintiffs.” | 11 |
| 2 | Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. | green | “the question of the constitutionality of action taken by congress does not depend on recitals of the power which it undertakes to exercise.” | 9 |
| 3 | Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins | green | “congress may impose penalties in aid of the exercise of any of its enumerated powers.” | 4 |
| 4 | Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. | green | “he constitutionality of action taken by congress does not depend on recitals of the power which it undertakes to exercise.” | 2 |
| 5 | Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. | green | “the constitutionality of action taken by congress does not depend on recitals of the power which it undertakes to exercise.” | 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.