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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 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 Tate v. Short.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tate v. Short Anchor | green | “we emphasize that our holding today does not suggest any constitutional infirmity in imprisonment of a defendant with the means to pay a fine who refuses or neglects to do so.” | 10 |
| 2 | James v. Strange | green | “impose unduly harsh or discriminatory terms merely because the obligation is to the public treasury rather than to a private creditor.” | 5 |
| 3 | Dorothy M. Alexander v. Walter T. Johnson Jane G. Greenlee Joy J. Johnson Wymene Valand Henry W. Oxedine James Woodward | green | “to more severe collection practices than the ordinary civil debtor” | 2 |
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.