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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 46 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 Carmell v. Texas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmell v. Texas Anchor | green | “there is plainly a fundamental fairness interest, even apart for any claim of reliance or notice, in having the government abide by the rules of law it establishes to govern the circumstances under which it can deprive a person of his or her liberty or life.” | 14 |
| 2 | Gural v. Fazzino | green | “a basic tenet of statutory construction is that when a statute . . . is clear and unambiguous, there is no room for construction. . . .” | 14 |
| 3 | State v. Goffe | green | “legislature rationally attempted to protect the public from violent offenders and increase deterrence by remedying the past practice of the department of correction. . . .” | 9 |
| 4 | Doe v. Pataki | green | “effects', for instance, prolonged incarceration in a correctional facility may in and of themselves be sufficient to render a sanction punitive for purposes of the ex post facto inquiry regardless of the legislature's intent . . .” | 5 |
| 5 | Doe v. Pataki | green | “. . . although some effects', for instance, prolonged incarceration in a correctional facility may in and of themselves be sufficient to render a sanction punitive for purposes of the ex post facto inquiry regardless of the legislature's intent . . .” | 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.