2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 34 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 Spartanburg County v. Miller, Treas..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartanburg County v. Miller, Treas. Anchor | green | “existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate.” | 19 |
| 2 | Peter Akemann v. Patrick J. Quinn | green | “clearly established' a right must be defined so clearly that every reasonable official would have understood that what he was doing violated that right.” | 15 |
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.