4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 16 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 Mobile Housing Board v. Cross.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile Housing Board v. Cross Anchor | green | “every presumption is in favor of the constitutionality of an act of the legislature and this court will not declare it invalid unless in its judgment, the act clearly and unmistakably comes within the inhibition of the constitution.” | 6 |
| 2 | Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory | green | “alabama state federation of labor v. mcadory , 246 ala. 1 , 9 , 18 so.2d 810 , 815 (1944).” | 4 |
| 3 | Ex Parte Huguley Water System | green | “in home indemnity co. v. anders , 459 so.2d 836 , 840 (ala. 1984), this court stated:” | 3 |
| 4 | Rice v. English | green | “the settled principle that the people have forbidden the legislature from conducting itself in a manner inconsistent with their constitution and when it does, it is incumbent upon the judiciary to nullify a legislative enactment contrary to the constitution.” | 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.