4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 63 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 Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A. Anchor | green | “when the statute's language is plain, the sole function of the courts-at least where the disposition required by the text is not absurd-is to enforce it according to its terms.” | 35 |
| 2 | Moss v. GreenTree-Al, LLC | green | “a court 'should not interpret a statute in a manner inconsistent with the plain language of the statute, unless doing so would lead to an absurd result.” | 12 |
| 3 | Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc. | green | “thus, the cardinal rule of statutory construction is that 'when the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no occasion for resorting to the rules of statutory interpretation and construction; the statute must be given …” | 8 |
| 4 | Moss v. GreenTree-Al, LLC | green | “the statute's language is plain, the sole function of the courts-at least where the disposition required by the text is not absurd-is to enforce it according to its terms.” | 8 |
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.