3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 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 Sidney A. Clark v. Donald Taylor.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney A. Clark v. Donald Taylor Anchor | green | “liability under section 1983 may be imposed both for action that deprives a plaintiff of a constitutional right and for failure to act, when there is a duty to act, to prevent such a deprivation.” | 6 |
| 2 | Davis v. Rennie | green | “an officer who is present at the scene and who fails to take reasonable steps to protect the victim of another officer's use of excessive force can be held liable under section 1983 for his nonfeasance” | 4 |
| 3 | Wilson v. Town of Mendon | green | “an officer may be held liable not only for his personal use of excessive force, but also for his failure to intervene in appropriate circumstances to protect an arrestee from the excessive use of force by his fellow officers” | 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.