5 canonical passages across 5 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 Skinner Enterprises, Inc. v. Lewis & Clark City-County Health Department.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinner Enterprises, Inc. v. Lewis & Clark City-County Health Department Anchor | green | “a moot question is one which existed once but because of an event or happening, it has ceased to exist and no longer presents an actual controversy.” | 5 |
| 2 | Saari v. Winter Sports, Inc. | green | “is simply to ascertain and declare what is in terms or in substance contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted or to omit what has been inserted.” | 3 |
| 3 | Stanley L. and Carolyn M. Watkins Trust v. Lacosta | green | “msa is clearly appealing from a final judgment” | 3 |
| 4 | Estate of Rudd | green | “substantial compliance means only that a court should determine whether the statute has been followed sufficiently so as to carry out the intent for which it was adopted.” | 3 |
| 5 | Bell v. Department of Licensing | green | “executive usurpation of legislative power by an unelected executive body.” | 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.