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10 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 331 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 Aholelei v. Department of Public Safety.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aholelei v. Department of Public Safety Anchor | green | “the eleventh amendment bars suits for money damages in federal court against a state, its agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities.” | 83 |
| 2 | Johnson v. Duffy | green | “a person 'subjects' another to the deprivation of a constitutional right, within the meaning of section 1983, if he does an affirmative act, participates in another's affirmative acts or omits to perform an act which he is legally required to do that causes the deprivation of wh…” | 49 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Cornel v. State of Hawaii | green | “section 1983 provides a cause of action against 'every person who, under color of' law deprives another of 'rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the constitution.” | 37 |
| 4 | Adree Edmo v. Corizon, Inc. | green | “to show deliberate indifference, the plaintiff must show that the course of treatment the official chose was medically unacceptable under the circumstances and that the official chose this course in conscious disregard of an excessive risk to the plaintiff's health.” | 36 |
| 5 | George Mitchell v. State of Washington | green | “the eleventh amendment bars claims for damages against a state official acting in his or her official capacity.” | 34 |
| 6 | Ana Sandoval v. County of San Diego | green | “cruel and unusual punishments.” | 32 |
| 7 | George Mitchell v. State of Washington | green | “bar claims for damages against state officials in their personal capacities” | 19 |
| 8 | Adree Edmo v. Corizon, Inc. | green | “an inadvertent or negligent failure to provide adequate medical care is insufficient to establish a claim under the eighth amendment.” | 18 |
| 9 | Adree Edmo v. Corizon, Inc. | green | “failure to treat a prisoner's condition could result in further significant injury or the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain.” | 14 |
| 10 | Aholelei v. Department of Public Safety | green | “eleventh amendment bars suits for money damages in federal court against a state, its agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities.” | 9 |
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.