4 canonical passages across 4 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 Marshall T. Stewart, Jr. And Isiah Williams v. William Henderson, Postmaster General and United States Postal Service.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall T. Stewart, Jr. And Isiah Williams v. William Henderson, Postmaster General and United States Postal Service Anchor | green | “the focus of a pretext inquiry is whether the employer's stated reason was honest, not whether it was accurate, wise or well-considered.” | 13 |
| 2 | George Widmar v. Sun Chemical Corporation | green | “this court has repeatedly stated that it is not a super-personnel department that second-guesses employer policies that are facially legitimate. . . . a court cannot interfere because an employer's decision is unwise or unfair.” | 8 |
| 3 | Dana R. Walker v. Dan Glickman, in His Official Capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture | green | “he court's role is not to determine whether decision was right, but whether presented sufficient evidence that reason was a lie for the action it took.” | 5 |
| 4 | Steven Lauth v. Covance, Inc. | green | “lauth's belief that he was performing his job adequately is not relevant to the question of whether covance believed it had a legitimate, non-discriminatory basis to terminate him.” | 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.