2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission v. City of Chesapeake.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission v. City of Chesapeake Anchor | green | “to construe the law as it is written.” | 6 |
| 2 | Faulkner v. Town of South Boston | green | “to depart from the meaning expressed by the words is to alter the statute, to legislate and not to interpret.” | 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.