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Boston University School of Law

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1986

Torts

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Draft Of The Intent In Private Tort Law - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Jul 1986

Draft Of The Intent In Private Tort Law - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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These points can be best understood by bifurcating "intent" into its two components: state of mind (advertence) and the object to which the defendant's state of mind is directed.


Draft Of The Incoherence Of Intentional Torts And Section 1983 - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Jul 1986

Draft Of The Incoherence Of Intentional Torts And Section 1983 - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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The Supreme Court has often faced the question of whether a person who alleges that a state or local official has caused him injury, can bring a constitutional tort action under section 1983 when the state doctrine of sovereign or official immunity makes it impossible for the injured person to prosecute an ordinary tort suit in the relevant state court.


Note On Materials For Arfuller - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Jun 1986

Note On Materials For Arfuller - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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1/18/86 draft of "Towards a Unified Theory"


Lecture Material For Advanced Torts - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Apr 1986

Lecture Material For Advanced Torts - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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This assumes. of course, the defendant wants a speedy trial and is not intentionally hindering the Government's attempt to provide one. That assumption may be open to question in this case. The majority points out that respondents' strategically timed demands (or a speedy trial run somewhat hollow in light of respondents; overall behavior during the litigation.