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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 26 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 Vitek v. Jones.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitek v. Jones Anchor | green | “qualitatively different from the punishment characteristically suffered by a person convicted of crime.” | 14 |
| 2 | Catanzaro v. Harry | green | “requiring a convicted sex offender to undergo rehabilitative treatment related to that offense is wholly different than requiring a prisoner to undergo involuntary health treatment.” | 6 |
| 3 | Catanzaro v. Harry | green | “the restrictions on the prisoner's freedom of action at the hospital by themselves might not constitute the deprivation of a liberty interest . . . the stigmatizing consequences of a transfer to a mental hospital for involuntary psychiatric treatment, coupled with the subjection…” | 6 |
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.