4 canonical passages across 4 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 Abbott Laboratories v. Mead Johnson & Company.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories v. Mead Johnson & Company Anchor | green | “weighing the equities as a whole favors x, making preliminary relief appropriate, even though the undiscounted balance of harms favors y.” | 8 |
| 2 | Golden Krust Patties, Inc. v. Bullock | green | “he winter standard . . . requires the balance of equities to tip in the movant's favor, though not necessarily 'decidedly' so, even where the movant is found likely to succeed on the merits.” | 8 |
| 3 | New York Ex Rel. Schneiderman v. Actavis PLC | green | “when either condition is met, the movant must show a 'clear' or 'substantial' likelihood of success on the merits . . . and make a 'strong showing" of irreparable harm' . . . .” | 7 |
| 4 | Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians v. New York State Department of Financial Services | green | “a plaintiff cannot rely on the 'fair-ground-for-litigation' alternative to challenge governmental action taken in the public interest pursuant to a statutory or regulatory scheme.” | 7 |
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.