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1999

Qualified immunity

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Section 1983 Litigation – Supreme Court Developments, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1999

Section 1983 Litigation – Supreme Court Developments, Martin A. Schwartz

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Section 1983 In The Second Circuit, Hon. George C. Pratt Jan 1999

Section 1983 In The Second Circuit, Hon. George C. Pratt

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Mirabile Dictum! The Case For 'Unnecessary' Constitutional Rulings In Civil Rights Damages Actions, John M. Greabe Jan 1999

Mirabile Dictum! The Case For 'Unnecessary' Constitutional Rulings In Civil Rights Damages Actions, John M. Greabe

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This article contends that, for purposes of settling the law, courts entertaining civil rights lawsuits doomed to fail on grounds of qualified immunity should presumably address the question whether the complaint pleads a viable claim that the defendant caused a violation of the plaintiff's federal rights. The article also contends that such "unnecessary" threshold rulings are not dicta.

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Supreme Court Section 1983 Developments, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1999

Supreme Court Section 1983 Developments, Martin A. Schwartz

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