7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 24 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 Tina Haskenhoff v. Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Haskenhoff v. Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC Anchor | green | “when a legal principle is embraced by the parties by agreement and is not contested on appeal, the court's subsequent recitation of the legal principle is not a holding in the case that was a product of an adversary proceeding.” | 5 |
| 2 | Gary Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids | green | “there is no improper delegation (or in statutory terms, conferral) of power upon gatso.” | 4 |
| 3 | Horsfield Materials, Inc. v. City of Dyersville | green | “is not required or expected to produce evidence to justify its legislative action.” | 3 |
| 4 | Luis Torres Jimenez v. State of Florida, etc. | green | “there is no improper delegation (or in statutory terms, conferral) of power upon gatso.” | 3 |
| 5 | Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids | green | “does not remotely approach the level of shocking the conscience” | 3 |
| 6 | Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids | green | “only photographs rear license plates is less expensive and that it is more cost- effective to capture fewer people who violate the ordinance with a less expensive system.” | 3 |
| 7 | Sedlak v. Dick | green | “expresses the fundamental concept that we are to be governed by our duly elected representatives.” | 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.