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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 39 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 In Re DNA Ex Post Facto Issues.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re DNA Ex Post Facto Issues Anchor | green | “apply the statutory construction rules applied by the state's highest court.” | 9 |
| 2 | John Raplee, Jr. v. United States | green | “if the meaning of the text is plain . . . that meaning controls.” | 9 |
| 3 | Johnson v. Mayor of Baltimore | green | “follows the general principles of statutory interpretation.” | 8 |
| 4 | Johnson v. Mayor of Baltimore | green | “the plain meaning of the statutory language.” | 5 |
| 5 | Johnson v. Mayor of Baltimore | green | “is clear and unambiguous, and consistent with both the broad purposes of the legislation, and the specific purpose of the provision being interpreted, the inquiry is at an end.” | 5 |
| 6 | Williams v. Peninsula Regional Medical Center | green | “confine their interpretation of a statute's plain language to the isolated section alone.” | 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.