4 canonical passages across 4 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 Vernon v. City of Los Angeles.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon v. City of Los Angeles Anchor | green | “unreasonable, frivolous, meritless, or vexatious.” | 9 |
| 2 | Walden v. Carmack | green | “setting the bail bond is entirely at the discretion of the presiding judge.” | 4 |
| 3 | Motley v. Parks | green | “a public official is liable under 1983 only if he causes the plaintiff to be subjected to a deprivation of his constitutional rights.” | 4 |
| 4 | In re Christie | green | “the court may neither deny bail nor set it in a sum that is the functional equivalent of no bail.” | 4 |
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.