5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 224 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 Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal Corporation Anchor | green | “however, 42 u.s.c. 1983 protects plaintiffs from constitutional violations, not violations of state laws or, in this case, departmental regulations and police practices.” | 66 |
| 2 | Burks v. Raemisch | green | “ublic employees are responsible for their own misdeeds but not for anyone else's.” | 63 |
| 3 | Karl F. Wudtke and Hope C. Wudtke v. Frederick J. Davel | green | “t is pointless to include lists of anonymous defendants in federal court; this type of placeholder does not open the door to relation back under fed. r. civ. p. 15, nor can it otherwise help the plaintiff.” | 51 |
| 4 | Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal Corporation | green | “42 u.s.c. 1983 protects plaintiffs from constitutional violations, not violations of state laws or . . . departmental regulations” | 37 |
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.