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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 17 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 Gustafson v. Alloyd Co..

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1 Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. Anchor
scotus · 1995
green “the court will avoid a reading which renders some words altogether redundant” 11
2 In Re Kitchin Equipment Company of Virginia, Incorporated
ca4 · 1992
green “it is an axiom of statutory construction that courts are obliged to give effect, if possible, to every word used by the legislature.” 6

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