6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 37 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 Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Bureau of Reclamation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Bureau of Reclamation Anchor | green | “the crucial question is whether granting a present determination of the issues offered will have some effect in the real world.” | 13 |
| 2 | Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Bureau of Reclamation | green | “declaratory judgment actions must be sustainable under the same mootness criteria that apply to any other lawsuit.” | 8 |
| 3 | Wyoming v. United States Department of Agriculture | green | “when a case becomes moot pending appeal, the general practice is to vacate the judgment below and remand with directions to dismiss.” | 6 |
| 4 | Ind v. Colorado Department of Corrections | green | “because mootness is an issue of subject matter jurisdiction, it can be raised at any stage of the proceedings.” | 4 |
| 5 | Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, III | green | “the appropriateness of vacatur must be determined 'on the basis of the particular circumstances.” | 3 |
| 6 | Front Range Equine Rescue v. Vilsack | green | “recent developments have significantly changed the status of the litigation,” | 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.