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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 85 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 Louise Cook v. Sheriff of Monroe County.

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1 Louise Cook v. Sheriff of Monroe County Anchor
ca11 · 2005
green “only where the government entity itself causes the constitutional violation at issue.” 22
2 Daniel Webster v. Fulton County, Georgia
ca11 · 2000
green “an official government policy, the actions of an official fairly deemed to represent government policy, or a custom or practice so pervasive and well-settled that it assumes the force of law.” 21
3 Stephanie Poiroux Snow v. City of Citronelle, AL
ca11 · 2005
green “to hold the government entity liable, there must be 'a direct causal link between its policy or custom and the alleged constitutional deprivation.” 19
4 Grech v. Clayton County, GA
ca11 · 2003
green “distinguish acts of the government entity from acts of employees of the government entity, and thereby make clear that governmental liability is limited to action for which the government entity is actually responsible.” 18
5 Daniel Webster v. Fulton County, Georgia
ca11 · 2000
green “only if such constitutional torts result from an official government policy, the actions of an official fairly deemed to represent government policy, or a custom or practice so pervasive and well-settled that it assumes the force of law.” 5

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