4 canonical passages across 4 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 Youngkin v. Hines.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngkin v. Hines Anchor | green | “legislative intent derives from an act as a whole rather than from isolated portions of it.” | 13 |
| 2 | in Re the Office of the Attorney General | green | “legislative intent derives from an act as a whole rather than from isolated portions of it.” | 8 |
| 3 | State v. Paul Reed Harper | green | “we ascertain and give effect to the legislature's intent as expressed in the language of the statute.” | 7 |
| 4 | ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, Robert W. Caudle and Ricky Stowe v. Travis G. Coleman | green | “constitute an exercise of the right of association under the tcpa, the nature of the 'communication between individuals who join together' must involve public or citizen's participation.” | 2 |
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.