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7 canonical passages across 6 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 Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp..

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1 Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp. Anchor
nm · 1996
green “read the statute in its entirety and construe each part in connection with every other part to produce a harmonious whole.” 7
2 State v. Boyse
nm · 2013
green “under the rules of statutory construction, we first turn to the plain meaning of the words at issue, often using the dictionary for guidance.” 4
3 Wilcox v. New Mexico Board of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
nmctapp · 2012
green “the doctrine of ejusdem generis holds that where general words follow words of a more specific meaning, the general words are not construed in their widest extent but are instead construed as applying to persons or things of the same kind or class as those specifically mentioned.” 3
4 State v. Ryan
nmctapp · 2006
green “the application of rule 11-504 and the law to the facts is reviewed de novo.” 3
5 In Re Gabriel M.
nmctapp · 2002
green “may disclose any information he has acquired from a person consulting him in his professional capacity.” 3
6 In Re Gabriel M.
nmctapp · 2002
green “requires us to narrowly construe a penal statute to give clear and unequivocal warning in language that people generally would understand concerning actions that would expose them to penalties” 3
7 State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department
nmctapp · 2000
green “appear to require a counselor to report abuse or neglect to an appropriate authority and to remove any privilege that might otherwise apply here.” 3

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