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8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 56 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 Michigan Avenue National Bank v. County of Cook.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan Avenue National Bank v. County of Cook Anchor | green | “the most reliable indicator of the legislature's objectives in enacting a particular law.” | 19 |
| 2 | Fumarolo v. Chicago Board of Education | green | “legislative intent can be ascertained from a consideration of the entire act, its nature, its object and the consequences that would result from construing it one way or the other.” | 12 |
| 3 | Fumarolo v. Chicago Board of Education | green | “the entire act, its nature, its object and the consequences” | 6 |
| 4 | East St. Louis Federation of Teachers, Local 1220 v. East St. Louis School District No. 189 Financial Oversight Panel | green | “to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the legislature” | 6 |
| 5 | Seasons-4, Inc. v. Hertz Corp. | green | “when construing a statute, we may consider 'the reason and necessity for the statute and the evils it was intended to remedy.” | 4 |
| 6 | People v. McCoy | green | “where the spirit and intent of the general assembly in adopting an act are clearly expressed and its objects and purposes are clearly set forth, courts are not bound by the literal language of a particular clause which would defeat the obvious intent of the legislature.” | 3 |
| 7 | Seasons-4, Inc. v. Hertz Corp. | green | “inquiries into legislative intent begin with the language of the statute, which is 'the most reliable indicator of the legislature's objectives in enacting a particular law.” | 3 |
| 8 | Seasons-4, Inc. v. Hertz Corp. | green | “we must give statutory language its plain and ordinary meaning, and when the language is clear and unambiguous, we must apply the statute without resorting to additional aids of statutory construction.” | 3 |
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.