7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 36 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 Whitlock v. Salmon.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitlock v. Salmon Anchor | green | “the importance of a truly impartial jury, whether the action is criminal or civil, is so basic to our notion of jurisprudence that its necessity has never really been questioned in this country.” | 6 |
| 2 | Frias v. Valle | green | “made at or near the time of the. . . event” | 5 |
| 3 | Rodriguez v. State | green | “evidence cannot have a tendency to make the existence of a disputed fact more or less likely if the evidence is not that which its proponent claims.” | 5 |
| 4 | Wyeth v. Rowatt | green | “if the moving party shows that the error is prejudicial, reversal may be appropriate.” | 5 |
| 5 | BOONSONG JITNAN v. Oliver | green | “a party's state constitutional rights are not violated unless he or she demonstrates actual prejudice; in other words, he or she must show that a member of the jury was unfair or partial” | 5 |
| 6 | Aftercare of Clark County v. Justice Court of Las Vegas Township Ex Rel. County of Clark | green | “the right to trial by jury, if it is to mean anything, must mean the right to a fair and impartial jury.” | 5 |
| 7 | Moseley v. Eighth Judicial District Court | green | “g ood cause generally is established when it is shown that the circumstances causing the failure to act are beyond the individual's control” | 5 |
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.