2 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 Lassiter v. Alabama.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lassiter v. Alabama Anchor | green | “qualified immunity protects government officials performing discretionary functions from civil trials (and the other burdens of litigation, including discovery) and from liability if their conduct violates no 'clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a rea…” | 17 |
| 2 | Post v. City of Fort Lauderdale | green | “the burden is on the plaintiff to show that, when the defendant acted, the law established the contours of a right so clearly that a reasonable official would have understood his acts were unlawful.” | 9 |
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.