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4 canonical passages across 4 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 United States v. State of South Carolina.

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1 United States v. State of South Carolina Anchor
ca4 · 2013
green “the purpose of a preliminary injunction is merely to preserve the relative positions of the parties until a trial on the merits can be held.” 15
2 Hughes Network Systems, Incorporated v. Interdigital Communications Corporation, Formerly Known as International Mobile MacHines Corporation
ca4 · 1994
green “requires that a district court, acting on an incomplete record, order a party to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, the danger of a mistake in this setting is substantial.” 10
3 In re Microsoft Corporation Antitrust Litigation
ca4 · 2003
green “protect the status quo and to prevent irreparable harm during the pendency of a lawsuit, ultimately to preserve the court's ability to render a meaningful judgment on the merits.” 10
4 Al-Abood v. El-Shamari
vaed · 1999
green “the clear showing of irreparable harm proffered by the movant cannot be either remote or speculative; it must be both actual and immediate.” 4

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