3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 29 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 Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp. Anchor | green | “our task is to apply the text, not to improve upon it.” | 16 |
| 2 | United States v. Locke | green | “he fact that congress might have acted with greater clarity or foresight does not give courts a carte blanche to redraft statutes in an effort to achieve that which congress is perceived to have failed to do.” | 7 |
| 3 | Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance | green | “we must enforce plain and unambiguous statutory language according to its terms.” | 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.