7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 63 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 Ledell Lee v. Asa Hutchinson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ledell Lee v. Asa Hutchinson Anchor | green | “a violation of state procedural law does not itself give rise to a due process claim,” | 9 |
| 2 | Henry Davis v. Michael White | green | “the district court 'has substantial leeway to determine intent through consideration of circumstantial evidence, witness credibility, motives of the witnesses in a particular case, and other factors.” | 9 |
| 3 | First Amendment Coalition v. Charles Ryan | green | “(1) the denial of adequate law libraries and other legal assistance to prisoners, which prevents them from challenging their sentences and the conditions of their confinement, and (2) claims involving active interference with a prisoner's right to litigate, such as seizing and w…” | 9 |
| 4 | First Amendment Coalition v. Charles Ryan | green | “injunction that would allow witnesses to hear the sounds of the entire execution proceeding, from the time that the prisoner is brought into the execution room to the time of death.” | 9 |
| 5 | First Amendment Coalition v. Charles Ryan | green | “the first amendment right of access to the courts does not include the right of prisoners to 'discover grievances and to litigate effectively once in court.” | 9 |
| 6 | In re Ohio Execution Protocol Litig. | green | “a person deeply sedated by a 500 milligram dose of midazolam is still 'sure or very likely' to experience an unconstitutionally high level of pain” | 9 |
| 7 | McGehee v. Hutchinson | green | “the state must have access to the alternative and be able to carry out the alternative method relatively easily and reasonably quickly” | 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.