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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 12 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 Jason McKinley Ward v. Jessie Walsh, Associate Warden of Programs.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason McKinley Ward v. Jessie Walsh, Associate Warden of Programs Anchor | green | “positive expression of belief.” | 5 |
| 2 | Vance Roy Clark v. Michael Groose, George Adams, Gerald Bommell, James Eberle, John Sydow, Donald Kempker, Petters, Stanley Chris Swicord, John Doe | green | “must prove that the distinction between himself and the other inmates was not reasonably related to some legitimate penological purpose.” | 3 |
| 3 | Jeffrey E. Johnson Bruce Howard Shore, in No. 97-3581 v. Martin F. Horn Raymond J. Sobina, in No. 97-3582 | green | “the importance of alternative means of religious observance is an irrelevant consideration” | 3 |
| 4 | Jeffrey E. Johnson Bruce Howard Shore, in No. 97-3581 v. Martin F. Horn Raymond J. Sobina, in No. 97-3582 | green | “the centrality of the religious tenet' at issue and distinguished between 'religious commandments' and 'positive expression of belief,' suggesting that 'the importance of alternative means of religious observance is an irrelevant consideration' when the practice in question is a…” | 1 |
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.