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Hope v. Pelzer, No. 01-309 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 730; 122 S.Ct. 2508) (June 27, 2002) (Justice Stevens)

Loaded on June 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists June 10, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.

In a decision that Justice Thomas claims will “turn[ ] qualified immunity jurisprudence on its head,” the Supreme Court held that prison guards in Alabama were not entitled to assert a defense of qualified immunity in a civil rights suit for damages brought by an inmate whom they had handcuffed ...

 

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  1. Hope v. Pelzer, No. 01-309 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 730; 122 S.Ct. 2508) (June 27, 2002) (Justice Stevens)
  2. Welch v. Ashcroft, No. 00-7665 (4th Cir.) (293 F.3d 213) (June 19, 2002) (Judge Robert R. Beezer)
  3. Board of Education v. Earls, No. 01-332 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 822; 122 S.Ct. 2559) (June 27, 2002) (Justice Thomas)
  4. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 02-6827 (4th Cir.) (294 F.3d 598) (June 26, 2002) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)
  5. U.S. v. Cross, No. 01-2720 (7th Cir.) (289 F.3d 476) (May 10, 2002) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)
  6. Kirk v. Louisiana, No. 01-8419 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 635; 122 S.Ct. 2458) (June 24, 2002) (Per Curiam)
  7. U.S. v. Traeger, No. 01-2154 (7th Cir.) (289 F.3d 461) (May 8, 2002) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)
  8. Diaz v. Paul J. Kennedy Law Firm, No. 01-2103 (10th Cir.) (289 F.3d 671) (May 14, 2002) (Judge Monroe G. McKay)
  9. Payne v. U.S., No. 00-20107 (5th Cir.) (289 F.3d 377) (May 7, 2002) (Judge George P. Kazen)
  10. U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-15777 (11th Cir.) (289 F.3d 696) (April 23, 2002) (Judge Frank May Hull)
  11. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Ashcroft, No. Civ. No. 02-967 (JWB) (D.N.J.) (205 F.Supp.2d 288) (May 28, 2002) (Judge John W. Bissell)

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