5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 33 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 Taylor v. Riojas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor v. Riojas Anchor | green | “confronted with the particularly egregious facts of this case, any reasonable officer should have realized that the plaintiff's conditions of confinement offended the constitution.” | 8 |
| 2 | Batyukova v. Doege | green | “there are two ways to demonstrate clearly established law.” | 8 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Angulo v. Shawn Brown | green | “accordingly, 'qualified immunity represents the norm,' and courts should deny a defendant immunity only in rare circumstances.” | 7 |
| 4 | Jeri Rich v. Michael Palko | green | “a plaintiff makes out a section 1983 claim if he 'shows a violation of the constitution or of federal law, and then shows that the violation was committed by someone acting under color of state law.” | 6 |
| 5 | Cloud v. Stone | green | “point to summary judgment evidence (1) that the official violated a federal statutory or constitutional right and (2) that the unlawfulness of the conduct was clearly established at the time.” | 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.