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6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 74 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 In Re Haggerty.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Haggerty Anchor | green | “minnesota statutes are presumed constitutional, and our power to declare a statute unconstitutional should be exercised with extreme caution and only when absolutely necessary.” | 20 |
| 2 | In Re Haggerty | green | “with extreme caution and only when absolutely necessary.” | 13 |
| 3 | Hamilton v. Commissioner of Public Safety | green | “evaluating a statute's constitutionality is a question of law.” | 13 |
| 4 | Matter of Blilie | green | “in evaluating challenges to the constitutionality of statutes, this court recognizes that the interpretation of statutes is a question of law.” | 10 |
| 5 | In Re Haggerty | green | “the party challenging a statute has the burden of demonstrating beyond a reasonable doubt a violation of some provision of the minnesota constitution.” | 9 |
| 6 | Matter of Blilie | green | “is not bound by the lower court's conclusions.” | 9 |
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.