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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 71 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 Illinois v. Lafayette.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois v. Lafayette Anchor | green | “the reasonableness of any particular governmental activity does not necessarily or invariably turn on the existence of alternative 'less intrusive' means.” | 41 |
| 2 | Roy v. Inhabitants of the City of Lewiston | green | “in close cases, a jury does not automatically get to second guess these life and death decisions, even though plaintiff has an expert and a plausible claim that the situation could better have been handled differently.” | 11 |
| 3 | Blossom Ex Rel. Estate of Pickup v. Yarbrough | green | “it is well settled that 'the reasonableness standard does not require that officers use alternative, less intrusive means' when confronted with a threat of serious bodily injury.” | 8 |
| 4 | United States v. Manuel Melendez-Garcia | green | “does not require police to use the least intrusive means in the course of a detention, only reasonable ones.” | 7 |
| 5 | Jonas v. BOARD OF COMM'RS OF LUNA COUNTY | green | “thus, the clearly established law in the tenth circuit holds that the fourth amendment does not require an officer to use the least or a less forceful alternative.” | 4 |
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.