6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 27 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 Ex Parte Carter.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex Parte Carter Anchor | green | “in determining whether an action against a state officer is barred by 14, the court considers the nature of the suit or the relief demanded, not the character of the office of the person against whom the suit is brought.” | 7 |
| 2 | ALABAMA AGR. AND MECHANICAL UNIV. v. Jones | green | “an action is one against the state when a favorable result for the plaintiff would directly affect a contract or property right of the state, or would result in the plaintiff's recovery of money from the state.” | 6 |
| 3 | Larkins v. Department of Mental Health | green | “the state is immune from suit, and its immunity cannot be waived by the legislature or by any other state authority.” | 5 |
| 4 | Hutchinson v. Board of Trustees of University of Alabama | green | “the state is immune from suit, and its immunity cannot be waived by the legislature or by any other state authority.” | 4 |
| 5 | Alabama Dept. of Transp. v. Harbert Intern., Inc. | green | “alabama dep't of transp. v. harbert int'l, inc. , 990 so.2d 831 , 840 (ala. 2008).” | 3 |
| 6 | Vandenberg v. Aramark Educational Services, Inc., 1100557 (Ala. 9-30-2011) | green | “through which the plaintiff seeks recovery of damages from the state, barnes v. dale , 530 so.2d 770 , 784 (ala. 1988), and whether” | 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.