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.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addington v. Texas Anchor | 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 | green | “the committed acquittee is entitled to release when he has recovered his sanity or is no longer dangerous.” | 7 |
| 3 | Addington v. Texas | green | “civil commitment for any purpose constitutes a significant deprivation of liberty that requires due process protection” | 4 |
| 4 | State v. Klein | 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 | 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 |
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.