8 canonical passages across 6 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 State v. Armendariz.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Armendariz Anchor | green | “in accordance with its plain meaning.” | 15 |
| 2 | State v. Ramos | green | “authority to define crimes and set punishments rests firmly with the legislature.” | 7 |
| 3 | State v. Ramos | green | “authority to define crimes and set punishments rests firmly with the legislature.” | 7 |
| 4 | Snohomish County v. Anderson | green | “a challenge to the constitutionality of a statute by means of a declaratory judgment must be justiciable before it will be considered.” | 4 |
| 5 | State v. Ramos | green | “rests firmly with the legislature.” | 4 |
| 6 | State v. Ramos | green | “rests firmly with the legislature.” | 4 |
| 7 | State v. Ermert | green | “the determination of crimes and punishment is a legislative function subject to only limited review in the courts.” | 3 |
| 8 | In Re Chi-Dooh Li | green | “article 2, section 1, of the washington state constitution vests all legislative authority in the legislature and in the people,” | 2 |
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.