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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.

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1 In Re Haggerty Anchor
minn · 1989
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
minn · 1989
green “with extreme caution and only when absolutely necessary.” 13
3 Hamilton v. Commissioner of Public Safety
minn · 1999
green “evaluating a statute's constitutionality is a question of law.” 13
4 Matter of Blilie
minn · 1993
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
minn · 1989
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
minn · 1993
green “is not bound by the lower court's conclusions.” 9

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