5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 15 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 Jefferson County Police Merit Board v. Bilyeu.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Police Merit Board v. Bilyeu Anchor | green | “in order for a law to be general in its constitutional sense it must meet the following requirements: (1) it must apply equally to all in a class, and (2) there must be distinctive and natural reasons inducing and supporting the classification.” | 3 |
| 2 | Mobley v. Armstrong | green | “it is the distinguished role of this court throughout the ages to be a stabilizing force, standing apart from the political headwinds which sweep through the legislative process.” | 3 |
| 3 | Barbour v. Louisville Board of Trade | green | “first case in which the meaning of this provision arose and was decided, without division” | 3 |
| 4 | Safety Building & Loan Co. v. Ecklar | green | “a law does not escape the constitutional inhibition against being a special law merely because it applies to all of a class arbitrarily and unreasonably defined.” | 3 |
| 5 | Zuckerman v. Bevin | green | “prevent special privileges, favoritism, and discrimination, and to ensure equality under the 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.