3 canonical passages across 3 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 Ims, P.C. v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, United States Small Business Administration.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ims, P.C. v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, United States Small Business Administration Anchor | green | “it is a widely accepted principle of administrative law that the courts base their review of an agency's actions on the materials that were before the agency at the time its decision was made.” | 17 |
| 2 | Pacific Shores Subdivision California Water District v. United States Army Corps of Engineers | green | “supplementation of the administrative record is the exception, not the rule.” | 15 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Higher Education Assistance Corporation v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department of Education | green | “we base our review of the department's actions on the materials that were before the department at the time its decision was made.” | 6 |
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.