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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 60 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 JT.

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1 In Re JT Anchor
ill · 2006
green “an appeal is considered moot where it presents no actual controversy or where the issues involved in the trial court no longer exist because intervening events have rendered it impossible for the reviewing court to grant effectual relief to the complaining party.” 37
2 In Re JT
ill · 2006
green “it is a basic tenet of justiciability that reviewing courts will not decide moot or abstract questions or render advisory opinions.” 6
3 People v. Gail F.
illappct · 2006
green “we do not deem a simple failure to testify about a medication to suggest the treating physician's judgment, as failure to present evidence may reflect legal error rather than medical judgment.” 4
4 People v. Val Q.
illappct · 2009
green “this means that the present action and a potential future action must have a substantial enough relation that the resolution of the issue in the present case would have some bearing on a similar issue presented in a future case involving the respondent.” 4
5 Davis v. Hubbard
ohnd · 1980
green “the term psychotropic, or 'mood altering' drug describes several categories of major tranquilizers (also called antipsychotic or neuroleptic drugs), antianxiety drugs (minor tranquilizers), antidepressants, sedatives (e.g., barbiturates), and hypnotics” 3
6 People v. Gail F.
illappct · 2006
green “in the words of amici curiae, allowing the layperson jury to determine which of the various medications should be involuntarily administered” 3
7 People v. Floyd
illappct · 1995
green “respondent contends that the order authorizing the involuntary withdrawal of blood is void for want of statutory authority” 3

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