3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 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 Middendorf v. Henry.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middendorf v. Henry Anchor | green | “fact that a proceeding will result in loss of liberty does not ipso facto mean that the proceeding is a 'criminal prosecution' for purposes of the sixth amendment.” | 6 |
| 2 | Christopher Evans Hubbart v. Robert Knapp Atascadero State Hospital | green | “(1) the challenged action is in its duration too short to be fully litigated prior to cessation or expiration, and (2) there is a reasonable expectation that the same complaining party will be subject to the same action again.” | 5 |
| 3 | United States v. John George Sahhar | green | “federal commitment serves a regulatory, rather than punitive, purpose and section 4246 permitting civil commitment of mentally incompetent prisoners due for release need not incorporate the right to a jury trial.” | 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.