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 Mebane Graded School District v. County of Alamance.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mebane Graded School District v. County of Alamance Anchor | green | “upon their failure or refusal to discharge the required duties resort may be had to the courts to compel performance by the writ of mandamus.” | 3 |
| 2 | Shaffer v. . Jenkins | green | “even in the name of its inherent power, the judiciary may not arrogate a duty reserved by the constitution exclusively to another body,” | 3 |
| 3 | Shaffer v. . Jenkins | green | “the money in the treasury is within the exclusive control of the general assembly.” | 3 |
| 4 | Bayard v. . Singleton | green | “the fundamental law of the land,” | 3 |
| 5 | Person v. . Watts | green | “hitherto thou shalt come, but no further.” | 3 |
| 6 | Town of Boone v. State | green | “we look to the plain meaning of each phrase to ascertain its intent.” | 3 |
| 7 | Silver v. Halifax Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners | green | “guarantee every child in the state an opportunity to receive a sound basic education.” | 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.