7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 22 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 Workman v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workman v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange Anchor | green | “when the validity of an act . . . is drawn in question, and even if a serious doubt of constitutionality is raised, it is a cardinal principle that this court will first ascertain whether a construction of the statute is fairly possible by which the question may be avoided.” | 4 |
| 2 | Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of Education | green | “if a public record contains material which is not exempt under mcl 15.243, as well as material which is exempt from disclosure under mcl 15.243, the public body shall separate the exempt and nonexempt material and make the nonexempt material available for examination and copying.” | 3 |
| 3 | Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner | green | “except as expressly provided in mcl 15.243, upon providing a public body's foia coordinator with a written request that describes a public record sufficiently to enable the public body to find the public record, a person has a right to inspect, copy, or receive copies of the req…” | 3 |
| 4 | Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. Department of Consumer & Industry Services | green | “an official document that records the actions of a public body or officer.” | 3 |
| 5 | Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. Department of Consumer & Industry Services | green | “facilitating the public's understanding of the operations and activities of government.” | 3 |
| 6 | Grayson v. Board of Accountancy | green | “all financial records, accountings, audit reports, and other reports of public moneys shall be public records and open to inspection.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Peter Hoffman | green | “tax credits are . . . the functional equivalent of government spending programs.” | 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.