6 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 48 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 Baze v. Rees.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baze v. Rees Anchor | green | “substantial risk of serious harm.” | 20 |
| 2 | Baze v. Rees | green | “a condemned prisoner cannot successfully challenge a state's method of execution merely by showing a slightly or marginally safer alternative.” | 15 |
| 3 | Baze v. Rees | green | “objectively intolerable risk of harm” | 8 |
| 4 | Respect Maine PAC v. McKee | green | “cannot substitute for evidence that the use of the drug is sure or very likely to cause serious illness and needless suffering” | 2 |
| 5 | Respect Maine PAC v. McKee | green | “sure or very likely to cause serious illness and needless suffering.” | 2 |
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.