7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 26 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 League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. North Carolina.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. North Carolina Anchor | green | “a preliminary injunction may be characterized as being either prohibitory or mandatory.” | 7 |
| 2 | Drywall Tapers, Etc. v. Operative Plasterers' | green | “relief follows only after consideration of all facts and arguments deemed important by the parties.” | 4 |
| 3 | Ideal Toy Corporation v. Plawner Toy Mfg. Corp. | green | “are intended to meet exigent circumstances.” | 4 |
| 4 | Drywall Tapers, Etc. v. Operative Plasterers' | green | “the documentary evidence presented to the district court by both sides was sufficient to . . . enable the court to decide whether injunctive relief should issue.” | 3 |
| 5 | Citizens Concerned for Separation of Church and State v. The City and County of Denver | green | “it is fundamental that mandatory injunctive relief should be granted only under compelling circumstances inasmuch as it is a harsh remedial process not favored by the courts.” | 3 |
| 6 | Rodney Pierce v. North Carolina State Board of Elections | green | “mandatory preliminary injunctions . . . should be granted only in those circumstances when the exigencies of the situation demand such relief.” | 3 |
| 7 | Ideal Toy Corporation v. Plawner Toy Mfg. Corp. | green | “preliminary injunctions are intended to meet exigent circumstances.” | 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.