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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 30 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 Addington v. Texas.

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1 Addington v. Texas Anchor
scotus · 1979
green “this court repeatedly has recognized that civil commitment for any purpose constitutes a significant deprivation of liberty that requires due process protection.” 13
2 Jones v. United States
scotus · 1983
green “the committed acquittee is entitled to release when he has recovered his sanity or is no longer dangerous.” 7
3 Addington v. Texas
scotus · 1979
green “civil commitment for any purpose constitutes a significant deprivation of liberty that requires due process protection” 4
4 State v. Klein
wash · 2005
green “an insanity acquittee must be released if he or she is no longer dangerous, regardless of the presence of a mental disease or defect.” 3
5 State v. Klein
wash · 2005
green “an insanity acquittee must be released if he or she is no longer dangerous, regardless of the presence of a mental disease or defect.” 3

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