3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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 In Re Alfred HH.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Alfred HH Anchor | green | “as a general rule, courts in illinois do not render advisory opinions, or consider issues where the result will not be affected regardless of how those issues are decided.” | 5 |
| 2 | Mapp v. Ohio | green | “the criminal goes free, if he must, but it is the law that sets him free.” | 3 |
| 3 | People v. Rossi | green | “he purpose of a petition for rehearing is to provide litigants with the opportunity to direct the court's attention to errors in the court's previous application of existing law” | 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.