8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 30 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 Shelby R..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In re Shelby R. Anchor | green | “(1) the question presented is of a public nature; (2) an authoritative determination of the question is desirable for the future guidance of public officers; and (3) the question is likely to recur.” | 7 |
| 2 | Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Moore | green | “where the legislature chooses not to amend terms of a statute after judicial construction, it will be presumed that it has acquiesced in the court's statement of legislative intent.” | 5 |
| 3 | In re Shelby R. | green | “application of this exception, which is narrowly construed, requires a clear showing of each of the following criteria: (1) the question presented is of a public nature; (2) an authoritative determination of the question is desirable for the future guidance of public officers; a…” | 3 |
| 4 | People Ex Rel. Symonds v. Gualano | green | “all his rights of citizenship.” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Hofer | green | “when a municipal office is created by statute, the legislature has the discretionary authority to specify the qualifications required to hold that office so long as the qualifications are reasonably related to the specialized demands of the office.” | 3 |
| 6 | People Ex Rel. Madigan v. Snyder | green | “a pardon is 'an executive action that mitigates or sets aside punishment for a crime.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Agpawa | green | “any person convicted of an infamous crime as such term is defined in section 124-1 of the code of criminal procedure of 1963, as amended, shall thereafter be prohibited from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit, unless such person is again restored to such rights by the…” | 3 |
| 8 | People v. Agpawa | green | “the entry of the september 28, 2018 order vacated the august 9, 2017 order and rendered the decision in agpawa, 2018 il app (1st) 171976 void.” | 3 |
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