7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 29 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 Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission Anchor | green | “the extent to which the agency engaged in a process of reasoned elaboration in formulating its interpretation,” | 5 |
| 2 | Spencer v. Maryland State Board of Pharmacy | green | “so extreme and egregious that the reviewing court can properly deem the decision to be 'arbitrary or capricious.” | 4 |
| 3 | Town of Easton v. Public Service Commission | green | “it states: 'every final decision, order, or regulation of the commission is prima facie correct and shall be affirmed unless clearly shown to be: (1) unconstitutional; (2) outside the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the commission; (3) made on unlawful procedure; (4) arbi…” | 4 |
| 4 | Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission | green | “clearly demonstrated that it has focused its attention on the statutory provisions in question, thoroughly addressed the relevant issues, and reached its interpretations through a sound reasoning process, its interpretation should be accorded the persuasiveness due a well-consid…” | 4 |
| 5 | Donlon v. Montgomery Co. Public Schools | green | “if the language of the statute is unambiguous and clearly consistent with the statute's apparent purpose, our inquiry as to legislative intent ends ordinarily and we apply the statute as written.” | 4 |
| 6 | Donlon v. Montgomery Co. Public Schools | green | “nor do we confine strictly our interpretation of a statute's plain language to the isolated section alone.” | 4 |
| 7 | Donlon v. Montgomery Co. Public Schools | green | “so that no word, clause, sentence, or phrase is rendered surplusage, superfluous, meaningless, or nugatory.” | 4 |
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.