8 canonical passages across 7 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 People v. Giminez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Giminez Anchor | green | “the bounds of reason, all of the circumstances being considered.” | 10 |
| 2 | People v. Caudillo | red | “it is an established rule of statutory construction ... that when statutes are in pari materia similar phrases appearing in each should be given like meanings.” | 9 |
| 3 | People v. Bucchierre | green | “the words 'as in this code provided' (penal code, 182) refer to the penal code.” | 8 |
| 4 | Marshall v. Pasadena Unified School District | green | “is nothing ambiguous about the phrase 'as used in this code.” | 8 |
| 5 | Robbins v. Omnibus Railroad | neutral | “on the same subject; relating to the same matter” | 8 |
| 6 | Stone v. Superior Court | green | “mere guides and will not be applied so as to defeat the underlying legislative intent otherwise determined” | 7 |
| 7 | People v. Superior Court | green | “in interpreting a voter initiative ..., we apply the same principles that govern statutory construction. ' '"the fundamental purpose of statutory construction is to ascertain the intent of the lawmakers so as to effectuate the purpose of the law.” | 7 |
| 8 | Marshall v. Pasadena Unified School District | green | “it is settled that the language of a statute should not be given a literal meaning if doing so would result in absurd consequences that the voters did not intend” | 6 |
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.