8 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 71 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 Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish Commission.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish Commission Anchor | green | “inquiry respecting the ordinary and obvious meaning of the words employed according to their arrangement and connection.” | 34 |
| 2 | Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Wyoming State Board of Equalization | green | “statute is unambiguous if its wording is such that reasonable persons are able to agree as to its meaning with consistency and predictability.” | 7 |
| 3 | Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Wyoming State Board of Equalization | green | “statute is ambiguous only if it is found to be vague or uncertain and subject to varying interpretations.” | 6 |
| 4 | Smith v. State | green | “cannot be enlarged by implication or extended by inference or construction.” | 6 |
| 5 | Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish Commission | green | “an inquiry respecting the ordinary and obvious meaning of the words employed according to their arrangement and connection.” | 5 |
| 6 | Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Wyoming State Board of Equalization | green | “a statute is unambiguous if its wording is such that reasonable persons are able to agree as to its meaning with consistency and predictability.” | 5 |
| 7 | Matter of ALJ | green | “we also recognize that ambiguity in a criminal statute should be resolved in favor of lenity.” | 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.