4 canonical passages across 4 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Terrell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Terrell Anchor | green | “the only bases terrell pointed to for his allegations concerning misappropriation of state resources to pay expenses for a girlfriend were 'word of mouth' and that 'every warden knew about the relationship.” | 3 |
| 2 | City of Fort Worth v. Zimlich | green | “but evidence that an adverse employment action was preceded by a superior's negative attitude toward an employee's report of illegal conduct is not enough, standing alone, to show a causal connection between the two events.” | 3 |
| 3 | DEPT. OF ASSISTIVE & REHAB. SERV. v. Howard | green | “require that a whistleblowing employee state his complaint in the affirmative, as opposed to reporting the matters in the form of a query.” | 3 |
| 4 | Harris County Precinct Four Constable Department v. Grabowski | green | “grabowski presented no evidence of a law he believed constable moore violated other than his department's internal policies. indeed, grabowski openly admitted that he could think of no traffic law violated by constable moore in the investigation of the accident.” | 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.