4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 40 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. Montoya.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown v. Montoya Anchor | green | “a 1983 defendant sued in an individual capacity may be subject to personal liability and/or supervisory liability.” | 17 |
| 2 | Straub v. BNSF Ry. Co. | green | “well-pleaded complaint may proceed even if it strikes a savvy judge that actual proof of the alleged facts is improbable.” | 12 |
| 3 | Sanders ex rel. Ray v. Glanz | green | “(1) the existence of a municipal policy or custom by which the plaintiff was denied a constitutional right and (2) that the policy or custom was the moving force behind the constitutional deprivation.” | 6 |
| 4 | Moore v. City of Wynnewood | green | “if a plaintiff fails to state a valid claim, the court need not even reach the issue of the qualified immunity defense.” | 5 |
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.