6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 73 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 Figueroa v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figueroa v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS Anchor | green | “a finding of guilt at a disciplinary hearing shall be based upon substantial evidence that the inmate has committed a prohibited act.” | 20 |
| 2 | McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. | green | “evidence furnishing a reasonable basis for the agency's action.” | 13 |
| 3 | Borough of Roselle v. Public Service Electric & Gas Co. | green | “evidence furnishing a reasonable basis for the agency's action.” | 11 |
| 4 | Ramirez v. Department of Corrections | green | “is designed to prevent the routine administration of polygraphs, and a polygraph is clearly not required on every occasion that an inmate denies a disciplinary charge against him.” | 11 |
| 5 | Matter of Vineland Chemical Co. | green | “where there is substantial evidence in the record to support more than one regulatory conclusion, 'it is the agency's choice which governs.” | 9 |
| 6 | Ramirez v. Department of Corrections | green | “an inmate's right to a polygraph is conditional and the request should be granted when there is a serious question of credibility and the denial of the examination would compromise the fundamental fairness of the disciplinary process.” | 9 |
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.