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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.

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1 Los Angeles County v. Humphries Anchor
scotus · 2010
green “be held liable under 1983 only for its own violations of federal law.” 20
2 Maddox v. Love
ca7 · 2011
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
ca7 · 2017
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
scotus · 2010
green “be held liable under 1983 only for its own violations of federal law.” 4

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