4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 31 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 State v. Stamper.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Stamper Anchor | green | “as a general rule, we assume that the legislature did not intend any portion of its enactments to be meaningless surplusage.” | 10 |
| 2 | State v. Stamper | green | “we assume that the legislature did not intend any portion of its enactments to be meaningless surplusage.” | 9 |
| 3 | MAKINSON v. Lampert | green | “as a general rule, we assume that the legislature did not intend any portion of its enactments to be meaningless surplusage.” | 6 |
| 4 | MAKINSON v. Lampert | green | “we assume that the legislature did not intend any portion of its enactments to be meaningless surplusage.” | 6 |
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.