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4 canonical passages across 2 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 Newland v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newland v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. Anchor | green | “if possible, courts must give effect to every word, clause, and sentence and may not read a statute so as to render any part inoperative, superfluous, or insignificant.” | 8 |
| 2 | Newland v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. | green | “courts must give effect to every word, clause, and sentence and may not read a statute so as to render any part inoperative, superfluous, or insignificant.” | 4 |
| 3 | Hearne v. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education | green | “it is also well settled that statutes should be construed to give them a reasonable meaning and to avoid absurdity or hardship.” | 2 |
| 4 | Hearne v. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees of the Board of Education | green | “statutes should be construed to give them a reasonable meaning and to avoid absurdity or hardship.” | 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.