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U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case
The Supreme Court rules a police officer was shielded by qualified immunity in protest excessive force case, finding no clearly established Fourth Amendment violation.
SCOTUS sides with street preacher in First Amendment case
The U.S. Supreme Court allows a street preacher’s First Amendment challenge to proceed, ruling prior conviction does not bar prospective §1983 relief.
8th Circuit allows §1983 claims for detainee’s death to move forward
The 8th Circuit revives §1983 claims after detainee Jovon Mitchell died of a stroke in St. Louis County jail, finding plausible deliberate indifference.
8th Circuit reinstates retaliatory arrest claim
The 8th Circuit ruled a Missouri officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in a case alleging false arrest and First Amendment retaliation.
Justices nix suit to lift Planned Parenthood Medicaid exclusion
The Supreme Court ruled Medicaid beneficiaries can’t sue under §1983 to lift South Carolina exclusion of Planned Parenthood as approved provider.
SCOTUS rejects ‘moment-of-threat’ rule in deadly force cases
The Supreme Court revives a civil rights case, ruling courts must consider all circumstances in deadly police force cases, not just the moment of threat.
Civil Rights: Section 1983- Exculpatory Evidence
Where a sheriff admitted that the murder victim contacted him several times about her estranged husband but failed to state it was five to 15 times and the defense attorney […]
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