9 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 49 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 Benjamin Feld, Larry Feld, And Judith Feld Vs. Luke Borkowski.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Feld, Larry Feld, And Judith Feld Vs. Luke Borkowski Anchor | green | “our obligation on appeal is to decide the case within the framework of the issues raised by the parties.” | 11 |
| 2 | State v. Height | green | “in a broad and liberal spirit.” | 10 |
| 3 | Reilly v. Iowa District Court for Henry County | green | “because reilly has not advanced a standard for interpreting the due process clause under the iowa constitution different from its federal constitutional counterpart, we will apply the general principles as outlined by the united states supreme court.” | 6 |
| 4 | Inghram Ex Rel. Inghram v. Dairyland Mutual Insurance Co. | green | “assume a partisan role and undertake a party's research and advocacy” | 5 |
| 5 | State Of Iowa Vs. Scott Allen Hicks | green | “we will not speculate on the arguments the parties might have made and then search for legal authority and comb the record for facts to support such arguments.” | 5 |
| 6 | In re Copeland | green | “if an officer may 'as a matter of course' and in the interest of personal safety order a passenger physically to exit the vehicle, he may surely take the minimally intrusive step of requesting passenger identification.” | 3 |
| 7 | In re Copeland | green | “part of the authorized mission of the traffic stop” | 3 |
| 8 | Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins | green | “for further consideration in light of rodriguez v. united states.” | 3 |
| 9 | United States v. Castro | green | “once the officer's suspicion that a traffic violation occurred is dispelled, prolonging the detention by retaining the defendant's identification, questioning the defendant further, or waiting for the outcome of a computer check, even if the check is in progress, is improper and…” | 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.