4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 194 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 Leon Snipes v. George Detella, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. Russian.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Snipes v. George Detella, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. Russian Anchor | green | “whether and how pain associated with medical treatment should be mitigated is for doctors to decide free from judicial interference, except in the most extreme situations.” | 76 |
| 2 | Hayes v. Snyder | green | “the defendants' responses to his condition were so plainly inappropriate as to permit the inference that the defendants intentionally or recklessly disregarded his needs.” | 51 |
| 3 | Leon Snipes v. George Detella, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. Russian | green | “the constitution is not a medical code that mandates specific medical treatment.” | 45 |
| 4 | Forbes v. Edgar | green | “whether and how pain associated with medical treatment should be mitigated is for doctors to decide free from judicial interference, except in the most extreme situations.” | 22 |
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.