7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 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 AL Holding Co. v. O'Brien & Hicks, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL Holding Co. v. O'Brien & Hicks, Inc. Anchor | green | “court must decline to take judicial notice of material that is not relevant” | 3 |
| 2 | Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court | green | “a court's 'overriding purpose' in construing a statute is 'to give the statute a reasonable construction conforming to the legislature's intent , keeping in mind that "the meaning of the enactment may not be determined from a single word or sentence; the words must be construed …” | 3 |
| 3 | Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court | green | “competing policy considerations ... may favor confidentiality, such as ... protecting peace officers from publication of frivolous or unwarranted charges, and maintaining confidence in law enforcement agencies by avoiding premature disclosure of groundless claims of police misco…” | 3 |
| 4 | Simpson v. Police Court of Riverside | green | “the rule of the simpson case has been followed and accepted without discussion or criticism in later cases which determined on the merits an appeal taken by a tribunal from a judgment granting a writ which would have the effect of limiting or impairing the jurisdiction of the tr…” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Jackson | green | “independent review is the equivalent of de novo review.” | 3 |
| 6 | Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District | green | “elect to allow the agency itself to defend its decision” | 3 |
| 7 | Nat'l Conference of Black Mayors v. Chico Cmty. Publ'g, Inc. | green | “pursuant to government code section 3309.5 so that a factual determination may be made ... regarding the actual nature of the documents in question and their appropriate legal classification pursuant to ... penal code section 832.8(b).” | 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.