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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 55 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 Anthony Ort v. Warden J.D. White, Ron Sutton, Tony Holliday, Officer Truman Mitman, Captain Shoemaker and J.W. Taunton.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Ort v. Warden J.D. White, Ron Sutton, Tony Holliday, Officer Truman Mitman, Captain Shoemaker and J.W. Taunton Anchor | green | “prohibits the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain, or the infliction of pain totally without penological justification.” | 18 |
| 2 | Ernest Edgar Black Jeff Wigington | green | “is entitled to qualified immunity for his discretionary actions unless he violated 'clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” | 15 |
| 3 | Roseann Michelle Gill v. Grady Judd | green | “threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.” | 12 |
| 4 | Taylor v. Riojas | green | “qualified immunity shields an officer from suit when he makes a decision that, even if constitutionally deficient, reasonably misapprehends the law governing the circumstances he confronted.” | 10 |
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.