4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 92 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 Farmer v. Brennan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmer v. Brennan Anchor | green | “he official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists, and he must also draw the inference.” | 47 |
| 2 | Salahuddin v. Goord | green | “ecklessness entails more than mere negligence; the risk of harm must be substantial and the official's actions more than merely negligent.” | 24 |
| 3 | Friedl v. City Of New York | green | “in general, a section 1983 claim will lie where the government takes negative action against an individual because of his exercise of rights guaranteed by the constitution or federal laws.” | 13 |
| 4 | Hathaway v. Coughlin | green | “we do not sit as a medical board of review. where the dispute concerns not the absence of help but the choice of a certain course of treatment, or evidenced mere disagreement with considered medical judgment, we will not second guess the doctors.” | 8 |
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.