6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 95 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 E. D. v. Daniel Sharkey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. D. v. Daniel Sharkey Anchor | green | “that the purpose of the governmental action is punishment that may not be constitutionally inflicted upon detainees qua detainees.” | 31 |
| 2 | Lucas v. Hadden | green | “substantial constitutional claims upon which he has a high probability of success, and . . . when extraordinary or exceptional circumstances exist which make the grant of bail necessary to make the habeas remedy effective” | 17 |
| 3 | Hubbard v. Taylor | green | “the totality of the circumstances within an institution” | 17 |
| 4 | Sharonell Fulton v. City of Philadelphia | green | “if a plaintiff meets the first two requirements, the district court determines in its sound discretion whether all four factors, taken together, balance in favor of granting the relief sought.” | 15 |
| 5 | Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. | green | “before granting an injunction, a district court must balance the relative harm to the parties, i.e., the potential injury to the plaintiff if an injunction does not issue versus the potential injury to the defendant if the injunction is issued.” | 10 |
| 6 | Lucas v. Hadden | green | “bail may be granted to a habeas petitioner prior to a ruling on the merits of the petition.” | 5 |
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.