5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 16 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 Sloan v. Hardee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan v. Hardee Anchor | green | “words must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resort to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand the statute's operation.” | 4 |
| 2 | Cain v. Horne | green | “he voucher programs do precisely what the aid clause prohibits. these programs transfer state funds directly from the state treasury to private schools. that the checks or warrants first pass through the hands of parents is immaterial.” | 3 |
| 3 | Gardner v. Board of Trustees of North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System | green | “monies paid into the hands of the state treasurer by virtue of a state law become public funds for which the treasurer is responsible and may be disbursed only in accordance with legislative authority.” | 3 |
| 4 | Priester v. Cromer | green | “the preemption doctrine is rooted in the supremacy clause of the united states constitution . . . .” | 3 |
| 5 | Carnival Corp. v. Historic Ansonborough Neighborhood Ass'n | green | “whether applies in a particular case turns on whether resolution of the dispute is needed for future guidance . . . . he need for future guidance generally dictates when applies . . . .” | 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.