4 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 Adoption of Katharine.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoption of Katharine Anchor | green | “need to wait for inevitable disaster to happen” | 3 |
| 2 | Adoption of Katharine | green | “neither agencies responsible for the welfare of children nor judges sitting on these sorts of custodial questions need to wait for inevitable disaster to happen.” | 3 |
| 3 | Custody of a Minor | green | “the state's interest in protecting children from suffering harm at the hands of their parents may properly be preventive as well as remedial” | 2 |
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.