6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 43 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 Calvin Gray Mills, Jr. v. Fulmarque, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Gray Mills, Jr. v. Fulmarque, Inc. Anchor | green | “their natural and ordinary meaning in the context in which they appear and in light of the statute's general purpose.” | 19 |
| 2 | COLEMEN v. State | green | “must be circumspect about adding words to a statute that the general assembly did not place there.” | 8 |
| 3 | Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins | green | “when a statute's meaning is clear and unambiguous after consideration of the statutory text, the broader statutory framework, and any relevant canons of statutory construction, we 'enforce the statute as written.” | 5 |
| 4 | Tracy Rose Baker v. State of Tennessee | green | “which avoids statutory conflict and provides for harmonious operation of the laws.” | 4 |
| 5 | State v. LW | green | “our role in statutory interpretation is to carry out legislative intent without broadening or restricting the statute beyond its intended scope.” | 4 |
| 6 | Sandy Eugene Womack v. Correction Corporation Of America D/B/A Whiteville Correctional Facility | green | “such as the broader statutory scheme, the history and purpose of the legislation, public policy, historical facts preceding or contemporaneous with the enactment of the statute, earlier versions of the statute, the caption of the act, and the legislative history of the statute.” | 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.