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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 47 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 Brown v. Plata.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown v. Plata Anchor | green | “courts may not allow constitutional violations to continue simply because a remedy would involve intrusion into the realm of prison administration.” | 21 |
| 2 | Ford v. Bender | green | “a prisoner's challenge to prison conditions or policies is generally rendered moot by his transfer or release.” | 9 |
| 3 | Brown v. Plata | green | “a prison that deprives prisoners of basic sustenance, including adequate medical care, is incompatible with the concept of human dignity and has no place in civilized society.” | 7 |
| 4 | Todaro v. Ward | green | “commensurate with the scope of the constitutional infraction.” | 4 |
| 5 | Patrick Joseph Haggerty v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida | green | “the federal courts will not interfere in the internal operation and administration of a prison unless its authorities have abused their discretion resulting in mistreatment of the prisoner-applicant.” | 3 |
| 6 | Nunes v. Massachusetts Department of Correction | green | “is not 'adequate,' as measured against 'prudent professional standards.” | 3 |
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.