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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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 Sharber v. Florence.

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1 Sharber v. Florence Anchor
· 1938
green “in the construction of statutes, if it can be lawfully done, it is the duty of the court to construe a statute so as to render it valid.” 5
2 Calfarm Insurance v. Deukmejian
cal · 1989
green “would presumably prefer rate setting and regulation under the balance of the initiative to the method of setting insurance rates which existed before the initiative was enacted.” 3
3 Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 39 v. Albright
tex · 1954
green “an invalid provision does not void any remaining provisions that we can give effect to after deleting the contaminated provision.” 3

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