6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 348 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 Paul Eichwedel v. Brad Curry.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Eichwedel v. Brad Curry Anchor | green | “the some evidence standard . . . is satisfied if there is any evidence in the record that could support the conclusion reached by the disciplinary board.” | 166 |
| 2 | Rivera v. Davis | green | “a prison's noncompliance with its internal regulations has no constitutional import-and nothing less warrants habeas corpus review.” | 95 |
| 3 | Townsend v. Burke | green | “the sentence being within the limits set by the statute, its severity would not be grounds for relief here even on direct review of the conviction, much less on review of the state court's denial of habeas corpus.” | 27 |
| 4 | Wolff v. McDonnell | green | “prison disciplinary proceedings are not part of a criminal prosecution, and the full panoply of rights due a defendant in such proceedings does not apply.” | 27 |
| 5 | James L. Webb v. Ron Anderson, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison | green | “it is not our province to assess the comparative weight of the evidence underlying the disciplinary board's decision.” | 26 |
| 6 | James Manley v. Keith Butts | green | “prison administrators are not obligated to create favorable evidence or produce evidence they do not have.” | 7 |
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.