8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 38 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 Cherokee Nation v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee Nation v. United States Anchor | green | “it is hornbook law that theories not raised squarely in the district court cannot be surfaced for the first time on appeal.” | 7 |
| 2 | Stella v. Tewksbury, Town of | green | “first the discovery phase must be sufficiently advanced that the court can make an accurate determination of whether a genuine issue of material fact exists.” | 5 |
| 3 | Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. Coyer | green | “appropriateness and timing of summary adjudication under rule 56.” | 5 |
| 4 | Digital Equipment Corp. v. Currie Enterprises | green | “are a regular way of conducting the enterprise.” | 5 |
| 5 | Choate v. United States | green | “the fact that the organization's methods and tactics evolved over time did not dictate a finding of two, three, or four separate conspiracies.” | 5 |
| 6 | New England Foundation Co. v. Reed | green | “the gist of a civil action of this sort is not the conspiracy, but the deceit or fraud causing damage to the plaintiff, the combination being charged merely for the purpose of fixing joint liability on the defendants.” | 4 |
| 7 | Mickler v. Nimishillen & Tuscarawas Railway Co. | green | “since the rico statute does not contain any provisions concerning the award of prejudgment interest, the district court had discretion as to whether to award such interest.” | 4 |
| 8 | Cherokee Nation v. United States | green | “theories not raised squarely in the district court cannot be surfaced for the first time on appeal” | 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.