3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 149 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 State v. Hastings.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Hastings Anchor | green | “we are not at liberty to overturn iowa supreme court precedent.” | 66 |
| 2 | State v. Eichler | green | “if our previous holdings are to be overruled, we should ordinarily prefer to do it ourselves.” | 46 |
| 3 | State of Iowa v. David Lee Miller | green | “generally, it is the role of the supreme court to decide if case precedent should no longer be followed.” | 37 |
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.