5 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 Cole v. Board of Education.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole v. Board of Education Anchor | green | “the services of the teacher having the least seniority in the system within the tenure of the position abolished” | 4 |
| 2 | Mtr. Lezette v. Bd. of Educ., Hudson | green | “is calculated on the basis of service within a particular tenure area” | 3 |
| 3 | In re Lamont J. | green | “length of service in the foreign language tenure area” | 3 |
| 4 | In re Lamont J. | green | “seniority . . . relates only to length of service” | 3 |
| 5 | Morehouse v. Mills | green | “notice of termination of service by teachers” | 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.