3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 18 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 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer Anchor | green | “presume that the legislature says in a statute what it means and means in a statute what it says there.” | 9 |
| 2 | Worley v. Weigels, Inc. | green | “basic rule of statutory construction is to ascertain and give effect to the intention and purpose of the legislature.” | 5 |
| 3 | BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer | green | “reasonableness of a statute or substitute its own policy judgments for those of the legislature.” | 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.