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3 canonical passages across 2 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 Torres v. State.

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1 Torres v. State Anchor
nm · 1995
green “it is the particular domain of the legislature, as the voice of the people, to make public policy.” 22
2 Torres v. State
nm · 1995
green “courts should make policy in order to determine duty only when the body politic has not spoken and only with the understanding that any misperception of the public mind may be corrected shortly by the legislature.” 9
3 Ciup v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
nm · 1996
green “as a general rule, a person does not have a duty to protect another from harm caused by the criminal acts of third persons unless the person has a special relationship with the other giving rise to a duty.” 6

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