4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 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 Forest Oil Corp. v. Corporation Com'n of Oklahoma.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Oil Corp. v. Corporation Com'n of Oklahoma Anchor | green | “a purely procedural change is one that affects the remedy only, and not the right.” | 4 |
| 2 | State v. Heaton | green | “expungement is a matter of privilege, never of right.” | 4 |
| 3 | Forest Oil Corp. v. Corporation Com'n of Oklahoma | green | “however, remedial or procedural statutes which do not create, enlarge, diminish, or destroy vested rights may operate retrospectively, and apply to pending actions or proceedings.” | 3 |
| 4 | People v. Link | green | “we conclude that the expungement statute is remedial and that it does not create new or destroy existing rights.” | 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.