6 canonical passages across 5 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 Westpark Owners' Ass'n v. Eighth Judicial District Court.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westpark Owners' Ass'n v. Eighth Judicial District Court Anchor | green | “when the language of a statute is unambiguous, the courts are not permitted to look beyond the statute itself when determining its meaning.” | 8 |
| 2 | WESTPARK OWNERS'ASS'N v. Dist. Ct. | green | “when the language of a statute is unambiguous, the courts are not permitted to look beyond the statute itself when determining its meaning.” | 7 |
| 3 | Westpark Owners' Ass'n v. Eighth Judicial District Court | green | “look beyond the statute itself when determining its meaning.” | 4 |
| 4 | Lamb v. Mirin | green | “in determining whether the legislature intended to occupy a particular field to the exclusion of all local regulation, the court may look to the whole purpose and scope of the legislative scheme.” | 3 |
| 5 | N. Nev. Homes, LLC v. GL Constr., Inc. | green | “it is the duty of this court to select the construction of a statute that will best give effect to the intent of the legislature.” | 3 |
| 6 | Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch. | green | “a court begins the preemption analysis by determining whether state law expressly provides that the state's authority to regulate in a specified area of the law is to be exclusive” | 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.