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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.

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1 Anthony Ort v. Warden J.D. White, Ron Sutton, Tony Holliday, Officer Truman Mitman, Captain Shoemaker and J.W. Taunton Anchor
ca11 · 1987
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
ca11 · 2016
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
ca11 · 2019
green “threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.” 12
4 Taylor v. Riojas
scotus · 2020
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

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