7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 39 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 Hallstrom v. Tillamook County.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallstrom v. Tillamook County Anchor | green | “the district court must dismiss the action as barred by the terms of the statute.” | 13 |
| 2 | Hallstrom v. Tillamook County | green | “under a literal reading of the statute, compliance with the 60-day notice provision is a mandatory, not optional, condition precedent for suit.” | 8 |
| 3 | San Francisco Baykeeper, Inc. v. Tosco Corporation, Diablo Services, Inc. | green | “the nature of the alleged violations, as well as the likely dates of those violations.” | 6 |
| 4 | Dahlem v. Denver Public Schools | green | “without regard to whether we think the district court's decision on the underlying merits is correct.” | 3 |
| 5 | Marbled Murrelet v. Babbitt | green | “some degree of success on the merits” | 3 |
| 6 | Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers v. Molasky-Arman | green | “to qualify as a case fit for federal-court adjudication, an actual controversy must be extant at all stages of review, not merely at the time the complaint is filed.” | 3 |
| 7 | Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers v. Molasky-Arman | green | “to qualify as a case fit for federal-court adjudica- tion, an actual controversy must be extant at all stages of review, not merely at the time the com- plaint is filed.” | 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.