4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 12 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 Michael Day v. State of Indiana.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Day v. State of Indiana Anchor | green | “simply apply its plain and ordinary meaning, heeding both what it 'does say' and what it 'does not say.” | 3 |
| 2 | Gina Bernacchi v. First Chicago Insurance Compan | green | “a court ... 'retains the inde- pendent power to identify and apply the proper construction of governing law.” | 3 |
| 3 | Smith v. Executive Director of the Indiana War Memorials Commission | green | “invest unbridled discretion in the per- son who decides whether a permit will issue.” | 3 |
| 4 | Joseph Brown v. Jeffrey Kemp | green | “there was no plausible argument that plaintiffs had violated the ordi- nance in question” | 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.