6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 70 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 Ziglar v. Abbasi.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziglar v. Abbasi Anchor | green | “these three cases - bivens, davis, and carlson - represent the only instances in which the court has approved of an implied damages remedy under the constitution itself.” | 35 |
| 2 | Xiaoxing Xi v. Andrew Haugen | green | “in the fifty-two years since bivens was decided, . . . the supreme court has pulled back the reins to what appears to be a full stop and no farther.” | 12 |
| 3 | Hernández v. Mesa | green | “in the fifty-two years since bivens was decided, . . . the supreme court has pulled back the reins to what appears to be a full stop and no farther.” | 7 |
| 4 | Hernandez v. Mesa | green | “isposing of a bivens claim by resolving the constitutional question, while assuming the existence of a bivens remedy - is appropriate in many cases.” | 6 |
| 5 | Tony Fisher v. Jordan Hollingsworth | green | “case can differ meaningfully from bivens, davis, and carlson even when it involves the same constitutional right as one of those cases.” | 6 |
| 6 | Moshen Omar v. Scott Blackman | green | “therefore, in pennsylvania, actions brought under . . . bivens are subject to a two-year limitations period.” | 4 |
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.