8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 114 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 Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control Anchor | green | “issues not raised to and ruled on by the alc are not preserved for appellate consideration.” | 25 |
| 2 | Sanders v. S.C. Department of Corrections | green | “although this court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the alc as to findings of fact, we may reverse or modify decisions which are controlled by error of law or are clearly erroneous in view of the substantial evidence on the record as a whole.” | 24 |
| 3 | Sanders v. S.C. Department of Corrections | green | “in determining whether the alc's decision was supported by substantial evidence, this court need only find, considering the record as a whole, evidence from which reasonable minds could reach the same conclusion that the alc reached.” | 21 |
| 4 | Sanders v. S.C. Department of Corrections | green | “in an appeal of the final decision of an administrative agency, the standard of appellate review is whether the alc's findings are supported by substantial evidence.” | 20 |
| 5 | Al-Shabazz v. State | green | “the statutory right to sentence-related credits is a protected 'liberty' interest under the fourteenth amendment, entitling an inmate to minimal due process to ensure the state-created right was not arbitrarily abrogated.” | 8 |
| 6 | Kiawah Development Partners v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control | green | “in determining whether the alc's decision was supported by substantial evidence, the court need only find, looking at the entire record on appeal, evidence from which reasonable minds could reach the same conclusion as the alc.” | 8 |
| 7 | Cooper v. South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole & Pardon Services | green | “the parole board is the sole authority with respect to decisions regarding the grant or denial of parole.” | 5 |
| 8 | Turner v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control | green | “a reviewing court may reverse or modify an agency decision based on errors of 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.