4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 19 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 Lyons v. Limbach.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons v. Limbach Anchor | green | “bears the burden to negate every conceivable basis that might support the legislation.” | 5 |
| 2 | American Ass'n of University Professors v. Central State University | green | “statutes are presumed to be constitutional and courts have a duty to liberally construe statutes in order to save them from constitutional infirmities.” | 5 |
| 3 | Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Levin | green | “under the rational-basis standard, a state has no obligation to produce evidence to sustain the rationality of a statutory classification.” | 5 |
| 4 | Pickaway County Skilled Gaming, L.L.C. v. Cordray | neutral | “the party challenging the constitutionality of a statute 'bears the burden to negate every conceivable basis that might support the legislation.” | 4 |
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.