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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 78 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 Washington v. Harper.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington v. Harper Anchor | green | “the forcible injection of medication into a nonconsenting person's body represents a substantial interference with that person's liberty.” | 23 |
| 2 | Sell v. United States | green | “the government's interest in bringing to trial an individual accused of a serious crime is important.” | 17 |
| 3 | Sell v. United States | green | “important governmental interests are at stake.” | 16 |
| 4 | Sell v. United States | green | “substantially unlikely to have side effects that will interfere significantly with the defendant's ability to assist counsel in conducting a trial defense.” | 12 |
| 5 | United States v. Simon Dillon | green | “administration of the drugs is medically appropriate, i.e., in the patient's best medical interest in light of his medical condition.” | 4 |
| 6 | United States v. Simon Dillon | green | “if (1) the findings are 'without substantial evidentiary support or ... induced by an erroneous application of the law'; or if (2) 'on the entire evidence we are left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Duane Berry | green | “where a defendant has already served sufficient time that a guilty verdict will result only in a sentence of time served, the deterrent effect of imprisonment has evaporated,” | 3 |
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.