6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 43 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 Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife Anchor | green | “he core component of standing is an essential and unchanging part of the case-or-controversy requirement of article iii.” | 28 |
| 2 | Kellas v. Department of Corrections | green | “the source of law that determines that question is the statute that confers standing in the particular proceeding that the party has initiated, 'because standing is not a matter of common law but is, instead, conferred by the legislature.” | 3 |
| 3 | American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Albuquerque | green | “while we recognize that standing in our state courts does not have the constitutional dimensions that are present in federal court, new mexico's standing jurisprudence indicates that our state courts have long been guided by the traditional federal standing analysis.” | 3 |
| 4 | Rudeen v. Cenarrusa | green | “the general rules of statutory construction apply to constitutional provisions as well as statutes.” | 3 |
| 5 | Van Valkenburgh v. Citizens for Term Limits | green | “under the strict scrutiny standard of review, a law which infringes on a fundamental right will be upheld only where the state can demonstrate the law is necessary to promote a compelling state interest.” | 3 |
| 6 | McCormick v. Smith | green | “unless the jurisdiction conferred by the constitution and laws of the united states upon the federal courts is made exclusive of the state courts, state courts retain jurisdiction of all actions wherein they are competent to take jurisdiction under their own laws.” | 3 |
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