7 canonical passages across 5 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 National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence Agency.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Security Counselors v. Central Intelligence Agency Anchor | green | “computer records found in a database rather than a file cabinet may require the application of codes or some form of programming to retrieve the information.” | 10 |
| 2 | Stern v. Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 | green | “quite simply, there are no reports setting forth the information as requested by plaintiff in either paper or electronic format.” | 4 |
| 3 | Law Offices of Nye & Associates v. Boado | green | “we review whether the trial court's findings of fact are against the manifest weight of the evidence while reviewing the questions of law de novo.” | 4 |
| 4 | Southern Illinoisan v. Illinois Department of Public Health | green | “home address and personal license plates.” | 3 |
| 5 | Hites v. Waubonsee Community College | green | “clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” | 3 |
| 6 | Hites v. Waubonsee Community College | green | “prepared by or for, or having been or being used by, received by, in the possession of, or under the control of any public body.” | 3 |
| 7 | Hites v. Waubonsee Community College | green | “reports, forms, writings, electronic data processing records, electronic communications, recorded information and all other documentary materials pertaining to the transaction of public business, regardless of physical form or characteristics.” | 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.