7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 28 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 City Council of Alexandria v. Potomac Greens Associates Partnership.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Council of Alexandria v. Potomac Greens Associates Partnership Anchor | green | “by complying with these procedures, the governing body acquires the same authority to act upon a zoning proposal as it has to act upon other legislative matters.” | 4 |
| 2 | Town of Vinton v. Falcun Corp. | green | “by complying with these procedures, the governing body acquires the same authority to act upon a zoning proposal as it has to act upon other legislative matters.” | 4 |
| 3 | Robert Allen Wilkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “under settled law, a trial court's finding of fact is reviewed 'with the highest degree of appellate deference,' and will be disturbed only if it - 32 - was plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.” | 4 |
| 4 | Howell v. McAuliffe | green | “brought by virginia citizens against the governor of virginia and other state officials in the supreme court of virginia, alleging violations of the constitution of virginia” | 4 |
| 5 | Denise Hawkins v. Darla Grese | green | “the commonwealth's third party standing exceptions are much narrower than those found in the federal system.” | 4 |
| 6 | Federal Election Comm'n v. Ted Cruz | green | “a litigant cannot, 'by virtue of his standing to challenge one government action, challenge other governmental actions that did not injure him.” | 4 |
| 7 | Emig v. American Tobacco Co. | green | “to manipulate the nicotine content in cigarettes and conceal and suppress information regarding the addictive properties of nicotine.” | 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.