6 canonical passages across 5 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 United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Anchor | green | “reasonable officials in their position at the relevant time could have believed, in light of what was in the decided case law, that their conduct would be lawful.” | 5 |
| 2 | Sisinia Pro v. Ronald Donatucci. Ronald Donatucci, Register of Wills | green | “some but not precise factual correspondence between relevant precedents and the conduct at issue,” | 4 |
| 3 | Acierno v. Cloutier | green | “clearly should have been aware of the governing legal principles, they are nevertheless entitled to immunity if based on the information available to them they could have believed their conduct would be consistent with those principles.” | 3 |
| 4 | Acierno v. Cloutier | green | “the very action in question has previously been held unlawful” | 3 |
| 5 | In Re Appeal of Upper Providence Police Delaware County Lodge 27 | green | “pose serious constitutional problems” | 3 |
| 6 | Bellomini v. State Employees' Retirement Board | green | “right in the terms of entitlement, although not enjoyment, had vested” | 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.