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5 canonical passages across 3 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 Smith v. Doe.

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1 Smith v. Doe Anchor
scotus · 2003
green “any number of governmental programs might deter crime without imposing punishment.” 31
2 Smith v. Doe
scotus · 2003
green “a statute is not deemed punitive simply because it lacks a close or perfect fit with the nonpunitive aims it seeks to advance.” 26
3 Smith v. Doe
scotus · 2003
green “if the disability or restraint is minor and indirect, its effects are unlikely to be punitive.” 22
4 People v. Earl
mich · 2014
green “whether the statutory scheme is so punitive either in purpose or effect as to negate the state's intention to deem it civil.” 7
5 State v. Letalien
me · 2009
green “provide law enforcement and the people of this state with an appropriate, comprehensive, and effective means to monitor those persons” 3

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