6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 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 Joe Reimer v. John Smith, Individually and in His Capacity as an Officer of Texas Rangers.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Reimer v. John Smith, Individually and in His Capacity as an Officer of Texas Rangers Anchor | green | “it is axiomatic that a plaintiff cannot succeed in a 1983 action if he fails to demonstrate a causal connection between the state official's alleged wrongful action and his deprivation of life, liberty, or property.” | 6 |
| 2 | Vintson v. Anton | green | “characterizes the judicial process under the anglo-american common law” | 3 |
| 3 | John Bush v. Robert O. Viterna | green | “the states have virtually complete freedom to decide who will be responsible for the tasks of modern government, and therewith to determine who will be held liable for civil rights violations that occur in the course of carrying them out.” | 3 |
| 4 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Harbison-Fischer Manufacturing Co. | green | “we can affirm the district court on the alternate grounds asserted below.” | 3 |
| 5 | Montgomery Independent School District v. Davis | green | “the board did not have authority within the statutory scheme of subchapter f” | 3 |
| 6 | Dodd v. Meno | green | “serious consideration, so long as the construction was reasonable and did not contradict the plain language of the statute.” | 3 |
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.