8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 252 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 Fisher v. Goord.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher v. Goord Anchor | green | “in the prison context, a request for injunctive relief must always be viewed with great caution so as not to immerse the federal judiciary in the management of state prisons.” | 85 |
| 2 | Grand River Enterprise Six Nations, Ltd. v. William Pryor | green | “is an extraordinary and drastic remedy, one that should not be granted unless the movant, by a clear showing, carries the burden of persuasion.” | 39 |
| 3 | De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. v. United States | green | “deals with a matter lying wholly outside of the issues in the suit” | 32 |
| 4 | Glossip v. Gross | green | “that he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.” | 29 |
| 5 | Brown v. Plata | green | “remedial orders that unnecessarily reach out to improve prison conditions other than those that violate the constitution.” | 23 |
| 6 | N. Am. Soccer League, LLC v. U.S. Soccer Fed'n, Inc. | green | “because mandatory injunctions disrupt the status quo, a party seeking one must meet a heightened legal standard by showing 'a clear or substantial likelihood of success on the merits.” | 22 |
| 7 | Transamerica Rental Finance Corp. v. Rental Experts | green | “it is well established in this circuit that the purpose of a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo between two parties.” | 17 |
| 8 | A.H. v. French | green | “demonstrate a clear or substantial likelihood of success on the merits” | 5 |
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.