2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Pawtucket Power Associates Ltd. v. City of Pawtucket.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket Power Associates Ltd. v. City of Pawtucket Anchor | green | “deference will be accorded to an administrative agency when it interprets a statute whose administration and enforcement have been entrusted to the agency . . . even when the agency's interpretation is not the only permissible interpretation that could be applied” | 4 |
| 2 | Gallison v. Bristol School Committee | green | “where the provisions of a statute are unclear or subject to more than one reasonable interpretation, the construction given by the agency charged with its enforcement is entitled to weight and deference as long as that construction is not clearly erroneous or unauthorized” | 4 |
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.