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Section 1983 Is Born: The Interlocking Supreme Court Stories Of Tenney And Monroe, Sheldon Nahmod
Section 1983 Is Born: The Interlocking Supreme Court Stories Of Tenney And Monroe, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
The Long And Winding Road From Monroe To Connick, Sheldon Nahmod
The Long And Winding Road From Monroe To Connick, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
In this article, I address the historical and doctrinal development of § 1983 local government liability, beginning with Monroe v. Pape in 1961 and culminating in the Supreme Court’s controversial 2011 failure to train decision in Connick v. Thompson. Connick has made it exceptionally difficult for § 1983 plaintiffs to prevail against local governments in failure to train cases. In the course of my analysis, I also consider the oral argument and opinions in Connick as well as various aspects of § 1983 doctrine. I ultimately situate Connick in the Court’s federalism jurisprudence which doubles back to Justice Frankfurter’s view …
Constitutional Torts, Over-Deterrence And Supervisory Liability After Iqbal (2010) (Symposium), Sheldon Nahmod
Constitutional Torts, Over-Deterrence And Supervisory Liability After Iqbal (2010) (Symposium), Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
My forthcoming Article is divided into the following parts. In Part I, I survey relevant aspects of the law of § 1983 and Bivens. Painting with a broad brush and for the most part descriptively, I maintain that the Court’s concern with over-deterrence has increasingly dominated constitutional torts. In Part II, I address the relevance of that concern for supervisory liability, set out what the Court said about supervisory liability in Iqbal and very briefly summarize the pre-Iqbal circuit consensus on supervisory liability. In Part III, I delve more deeply into the nature of supervisory liability and conclude that the …
Public Employee Speech, Categorical Balancing And Section 1983: A Critique Of Garcetti V. Ceballos, Sheldon Nahmod
Public Employee Speech, Categorical Balancing And Section 1983: A Critique Of Garcetti V. Ceballos, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Academic Freedom And The Post-Garcetti Blues, Sheldon Nahmod
Academic Freedom And The Post-Garcetti Blues, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
The Emerging Section 1983 Private Party Defense, Sheldon Nahmod
The Emerging Section 1983 Private Party Defense, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
From The Courtroom To The Street: Court Orders And Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
From The Courtroom To The Street: Court Orders And Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
The Restructuring Of Narrative And Empathy In Section 1983 Cases (Symposium), Sheldon Nahmod
The Restructuring Of Narrative And Empathy In Section 1983 Cases (Symposium), Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Introduction, Symposium On Section 1983 (Symposium Editor), Sheldon Nahmod
Introduction, Symposium On Section 1983 (Symposium Editor), Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
State Constitutional Torts: Deshaney, Reverse-Federalism And Community, Sheldon Nahmod
State Constitutional Torts: Deshaney, Reverse-Federalism And Community, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Damages And Corrective Justice: A Different View, Sheldon Nahmod
Constitutional Damages And Corrective Justice: A Different View, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Government Liability Under Section 1983: The Present Is Prologue, Sheldon Nahmod
Government Liability Under Section 1983: The Present Is Prologue, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Section 1983 Discourse: The Move From Constitution To Tort, Sheldon Nahmod
Section 1983 Discourse: The Move From Constitution To Tort, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Due Process, State Remedies And Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
Due Process, State Remedies And Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Wrongs Without Remedies: Executive Official Immunity, Sheldon Nahmod
Constitutional Wrongs Without Remedies: Executive Official Immunity, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Damages And Injunctive Relief Under Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
Damages And Injunctive Relief Under Section 1983, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
The Section 1983 Damage Action: An Overview, Sheldon Nahmod
The Section 1983 Damage Action: An Overview, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Accountability In Section 1983 Litigation, Sheldon Nahmod
Constitutional Accountability In Section 1983 Litigation, Sheldon Nahmod
Sheldon Nahmod
No abstract provided.