5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 89 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 Polk County v. Dodson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County v. Dodson Anchor | green | “public defender does not act under color of state law when performing a lawyer's traditional functions as counsel to a defendant in a criminal proceeding.” | 65 |
| 2 | Imbler v. Pachtman | green | “n initiating a prosecution and in presenting the state's case, the prosecutor is immune from a civil suit for damages under 1983.” | 15 |
| 3 | Mills v. Fischer | green | “any claim dismissed on the ground of absolute judicial 22 immunity is 'frivolous' for purposes of .” | 3 |
| 4 | Ogunkoya v. Monaghan | green | “absolute immunity protects a prosecutor not only from liability but also from suit.” | 3 |
| 5 | Ogunkoya v. Monaghan | green | “the decision to initiate 23 prosecution, what charges to bring, and how to perfect and consolidate those charges is a quintessential prosecutorial function.” | 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.