3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 116 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 Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons Anchor | green | “the plaintiff must show that he had serious medical needs, which is an objective inquiry, and that the defendant acted with deliberate indifference to those needs, which is a subjective inquiry.” | 53 |
| 2 | Adib Makdessi v. Lt. Fields | green | “that a prison official knew of a substantial risk from the very fact that the risk was obvious.” | 32 |
| 3 | Eric A. Brice v. Virginia Beach Correctional Center Frank Drew, Sheriff John Nieves, Deputy Sheriff, and City of Virginia Beach | green | “cannot hide behind an excuse that he was unaware of a risk.” | 31 |
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.