7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 60 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 Willie Smith v. Nurse Carpenter, Superintendent Wilkinson, Superintendent at Pharsalia Corr. Facility.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Smith v. Nurse Carpenter, Superintendent Wilkinson, Superintendent at Pharsalia Corr. Facility Anchor | green | “because the eighth amendment is not a vehicle for bringing medical malpractice claims, nor a substitute for state tort law, not every lapse in prison medical care will rise to the level of a constitutional violation.” | 12 |
| 2 | Darnell v. City of New York | green | “a pretrial detainee's claims of unconstitutional conditions of confinement are governed by the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment, rather than the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the eight amendment.” | 12 |
| 3 | Darnell v. City of New York | green | “a detainee must prove that an official acted intentionally or recklessly, and not merely negligently.” | 11 |
| 4 | Hill v. Curcione | green | “complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under the eighth amendment.” | 7 |
| 5 | John Rezzonico v. H & R Block, Inc. | green | “the doctrine expresses, in shorthand fashion, a practice of courts generally not to reconsider that which has already been decided. but it does not purport to be a legally binding limitation on the court's authority to reconsider such matters.” | 7 |
| 6 | Docket No. 97-9205 | green | “and the supreme court have held that when federal claims are dismissed the 'state claims should be dismissed as well.” | 6 |
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.