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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 157 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 Iko v. Shreve.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iko v. Shreve Anchor | green | “these requirements spring from the text of the amendment itself; absent intentionality, a condition imposed on an inmate cannot properly be called 'punishment,' and absent severity, such punishment cannot be called 'cruel and unusual.” | 62 |
| 2 | De'lontra v. Angelone | green | “only extreme deprivations are adequate to satisfy the objective component of an eighth amendment claim regarding conditions of confinement.” | 47 |
| 3 | Shakka v. Smith | green | “are part of the penalty that criminal offenders pay for their offenses against society.” | 18 |
| 4 | Brown v. North Carolina Department of Corrections | green | “the test is whether the guards know the plaintiff inmate faces a serious danger to his safety and they could avert the danger easily yet they fail to do so.” | 16 |
| 5 | Odom v. South Carolina Department of Corrections | green | “a serious or significant physical or emotional injury resulting from the challenged conditions.” | 14 |
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.