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5 canonical passages across 4 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 Wood v. Strickland.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood v. Strickland Anchor | green | “immunity from damages does not ordinarily bar equitable relief as well.” | 23 |
| 2 | Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Gonzalez v. Reno, Meissner, Holder, Mills, INS Agent | green | “to receive qualified immunity, the government official must first prove that he was acting within his discretionary authority.” | 12 |
| 3 | Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Gonzalez v. Reno, Meissner, Holder, Mills, INS Agent | green | “the defense of qualified immunity completely protects government officials performing discretionary functions from suit for damages in their individual capacities unless their conduct violates 'clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person w…” | 9 |
| 4 | John Eugene Youmans v. M. J. Oschner | green | “the purpose of the qualified immunity defense is to protect government officials from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” | 8 |
| 5 | Rehberg v. Paulk | green | “free to consider these elements in either sequence and to decide the case on the basis of either element that is not demonstrated.” | 7 |
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.