3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 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 Powers v. Hamilton County Public Defender Commission.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powers v. Hamilton County Public Defender Commission Anchor | green | “public defenders do not 'act under color of state law when performing a lawyer's traditional functions as counsel to a defendant in a criminal proceeding.” | 9 |
| 2 | Joseph Deas, Jr. v. Attorney Jack Potts | green | “a private attorney who is retained to represent a criminal defendant is not acting under color of state law, and therefore is not amendable to suit under 1983” | 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.