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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 53 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 A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police.

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1 A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police Anchor
pa · 2016
green “a statute is ambiguous when there are at least two reasonable interpretations of the text.” 21
2 McGrath v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, State Board of Nursing
pa · 2017
green “non-trivial interpretive difficulties” 6
3 Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing Authority
pa · 1954
green “limited to the determination of whether there has been a manifest and flagrant abuse of discretion or a purely arbitrary execution of the agency's duties or functions.” 6
4 Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURE
pa · 1991
green “a manifest and flagrant abuse of discretion or a purely arbitrary execution of the agency's duties or functions.” 5
5 Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURE
pa · 1991
green “as the blumenschein court put it, a reviewing court may interfere in an agency decision only when 'there has been a manifest and flagrant abuse of discretion or a purely arbitrary execution of the agency's duties or functions.” 5
6 Ass'n of Coll. Facs. v. Labor Rels. Bd.
pa · 2010
green “phrase 'good character, honesty and integrity' contains subjective language that invites conflicting interpretations,” 5
7 Fraternal Order of Police v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
pa · 1999
green “the applicant is a person of good character, 97 fraternal ord. of police, 735 a.2d at 99 . 98 corrected adjudication at 29-31. j-86a-2024, j-86b-2024, j-86c-2024, j-86d-2024 and j-86e-2024 - 32 honesty and integrity and is eligible and suitable to be licensed as a principal.” 5

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