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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 Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Howard.

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1 Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Howard Anchor
ark · 2006
green “the basic rule of statutory construction is to give effect to the intent of the legislature.” 6
2 MacSteel Division of Quanex v. Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp.
ark · 2005
green “that this court will not read into a statute a provision that simply was not included by the general assembly” 4

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