8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 217 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 Kentucky v. Graham.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky v. Graham Anchor | green | “n official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity.” | 70 |
| 2 | Kentucky v. Graham | green | “as long as the government entity receives notice and an opportunity to respond, an official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity.” | 65 |
| 3 | Love-Lane v. Martin | green | “the district court correctly held that the 1983 claim against martin in his official capacity as superintendent is essentially a claim against the board and thus should be dismissed as duplicative.” | 30 |
| 4 | Stanek v. St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | green | “the district court correctly dismissed these defendants in their official capacity because the staneks also sued the district.” | 26 |
| 5 | Moor v. County of Alameda | green | “there is no question that a state is not a 'citizen' for purposes of the diversity jurisdiction.” | 12 |
| 6 | Cuvo v. De Biasi | green | “because cuvo is suing palmer township, the suit against the officers in their official capacities is redundant.” | 8 |
| 7 | Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. Alabama | green | “a state is not a citizen. and, under the judiciary acts of the united states, it is well settled that a suit between a state and a citizen or a corporation of another state is not between citizens of different states....” | 3 |
| 8 | Banco De Ponce v. Hinsdale Supermarket Corp. | green | “ederal question jurisdiction exists if at least one of the threatened actions fairly alleged in the interpleader complaint arises under federal law.” | 3 |
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