8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 48 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 State Ex Rel. Friedrich v. Circuit Court for Dane County.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Ex Rel. Friedrich v. Circuit Court for Dane County Anchor | green | “envisions a system of separate branches sharing many powers while jealously guarding certain others, a system of 'separateness but interdependence, autonomy but reciprocity.” | 9 |
| 2 | State v. Horn | green | “shared powers lie at the intersections of these exclusive core constitutional powers,” | 7 |
| 3 | State v. Horn | green | “the constitutional powers of each branch of government fall into two categories: exclusive powers and shared powers.” | 7 |
| 4 | Goodland v. Zimmerman | green | “governmental powers are divided among the three departments of government, the legislative, the executive, and judicial.” | 7 |
| 5 | State v. Horn | green | “lie at the intersections of these exclusive core constitutional powers.” | 5 |
| 6 | Kristi Koschkee v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor | green | “agencies are considered part of the executive branch.” | 5 |
| 7 | Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District | green | “general terms . . . may be defined by the other words and understood in the same general sense” | 4 |
| 8 | Martinez v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations | green | “has no inherent constitutional authority to make rules . . . .” | 4 |
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.