3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 259 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 Grayson v. Peed.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson v. Peed Anchor | green | “deliberate indifference is a very high standard-a showing of mere negligence will not meet it.” | 179 |
| 2 | Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of Corrections | green | “part of the penalty that criminal offenders pay for their offenses against society.” | 44 |
| 3 | Richard S. Johnson v. Moises Quinones, M.D. Joseph Morris, O.D. | green | “(1) that objectively the deprivation of a basic human need was 'sufficiently serious,' and (2) that subjectively the prison officials acted with a 'sufficiently culpable state of mind.” | 36 |
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.