7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 23 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 Bettis v. Marsaglia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bettis v. Marsaglia Anchor | green | “a case on appeal becomes moot where the issues presented in the trial court no longer exist because events subsequent to the filing of the appeal render it impossible for the reviewing court to grant the complaining party effectual relief.” | 6 |
| 2 | Kalodimos v. Village of Morton Grove | green | “a municipality has broad discretion to determine not only what the interests of the public welfare require but what measures are necessary to secure those interests.” | 3 |
| 3 | Quilici v. Village of Mount Prospect | green | “municipalities may adopt zoning ordinances as an exercise of their police power.” | 3 |
| 4 | Phipps v. City of Chicago | green | “evidence tending to show that the amendment was made because certain parties wanted it made so they could build more buildings for residence purposes” | 3 |
| 5 | The People v. Rosehill Cemetery | green | “the police power is the power of the sovereign to legislate in behalf of the public health, morals, or safety by general regulations reasonably adapted to the object in view without creating arbitrary discriminations between different classes of men or things.” | 3 |
| 6 | Kennedy v. City of Evanston | green | “must be necessary for the public good.” | 3 |
| 7 | Napleton v. Village of Hinsdale | green | “a legitimate legislative purpose” | 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.