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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 61 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 Los Angeles County v. Humphries.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County v. Humphries Anchor | green | “be held liable under 1983 only for its own violations of federal law.” | 20 |
| 2 | Maddox v. Love | green | “a realistic possibility that he will again be incarcerated in the same state facility and therefore be subject to the actions of which he complains” | 19 |
| 3 | Estate of James Franklin Perry v. Cheryl Wenzel | green | “the touchstone of 'official policy' is designed 'to distinguish acts of the municipality from acts of employees of the municipality, and thereby make clear that municipal liability is limited to action for which the municipality is actually responsible.” | 18 |
| 4 | Los Angeles County v. Humphries | green | “be held liable under 1983 only for its own violations of federal law.” | 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.