5 canonical passages across 3 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 Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co. Anchor | green | “only on the showing of good cause.” | 4 |
| 2 | Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co. | green | “only on the showing of good cause” | 4 |
| 3 | People v. Lewis | green | “if the law were to change with each change in the makeup of the court, then the concept that ours is a government of law and not of men would be nothing more than a pious cliche.” | 4 |
| 4 | People v. Fuller | green | “once a majority of this court has established a principle of law, stare decisis dictates that the principle should not be disregarded simply because some members of the court disagree or have changed their minds.” | 2 |
| 5 | People v. Fuller | green | “should not be disregarded simply because some members of the court disagree or have changed their minds” | 2 |
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.