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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 44 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 Bond v. Floyd.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bond v. Floyd Anchor | green | “the manifest function of the first amendment in a representative government requires that legislators be given the widest latitude to express their views on issues of policy.” | 35 |
| 2 | Jenevein v. Willing | green | “we are persuaded that the preferable course ought not draw directly upon the pickering-garcetti line of cases for sorting the free speech rights of employees elected to state office.” | 5 |
| 3 | George Zilich v. Thomas Longo David Mack Nancy Marincic Rose Marie Lovano Joseph Suster Michael Abella and Wilhelm Spiegelberg | green | “the first amendment is not an instrument designed to outlaw partisan voting or petty political bickering through the adoption of legislative resolutions.” | 4 |
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.