3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 59 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 Laney v. Farley.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laney v. Farley Anchor | green | “the purpose of 1983 is to remedy violations of federal law, not state law.” | 24 |
| 2 | Bobby Joe Lewellen v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee and the Metropolitan Board of Public Education | green | “unless a deprivation of some federal constitutional or statutory right has occurred, 1983 provides no redress even if the plaintiff's common law rights have been violated and even if the remedies available under state law are inadequate.” | 19 |
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.