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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 199 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 United States v. Menasche.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 United States v. Menasche Anchor
scotus · 1955
green “it is our duty to give effect, if possible, to every clause and word of a statute.” 196
2 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
scotus · 1997
green “so absurd or glaringly unjust as to warrant a departure from the plain language of the statute.” 3

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