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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 Amaral v. Cintas Corp. No. 2.

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1 Amaral v. Cintas Corp. No. 2 Anchor
calctapp · 2008
green “statutory analysis begins with the plain language of a statute, and if that language is unambiguous, the inquiry ends there” 3
2 Vasquez v. California
cal · 2008
green “change the scope of a statute by reading into it language it does not contain or by reading out of it language it does” 3
3 Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange
calctapp · 2014
green “spot zoning may or may not be impermissible, depending on the circumstances” 3
4 Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange
calctapp · 2014
green “the approval of a specific plan does not create a vested right to develop property in a manner consistent with the specific plan, or to prevent development inconsistent with it” 3
5 La Mirada Avenue Neighborhood Ass'n of Hollywood v. City of Los Angeles
calctapp · 2016
green “addendum to the certified environmental impact report for the target at sunset and western project” 3
6 Friends of the College of San Mateo Gardens v. San Mateo County Community College District
cal · 2016
green “substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the environmental impact report” 3
7 Aptos Council v. County of Santa Cruz
calctapp · 2017
green “it is unclear whether the ordinance will in fact induce future development” 3

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