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Turkmen v. Hasty, No. 13-981 (2nd Cir.) (789 F.3d 218) (June 17, 2015) (Judge Pooler & Wesley)
Article • July 13, 2015 • from P&J July, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity
Turkmen v. Hasty, No. 13-981 (2nd Cir.) (789 F.3d 218) (June 17, 2015) (Judge Pooler & Wesley) by In this landmark decision, a divided panel from the Second Circuit reinstated a series of civil rights claims, initially asserted some 13 years ago against top Bush Administration officials, by some of …
Reeves v. King, No. 13-3416 (8th Cir.) (774 F.3d 439) (December 16, 2013) (Judge Kermit Edward Bye)
Article • March 23, 2015 • from P&J March, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Right Not To Be Labeled a Snitch
Reeves v. King, No. 13-3416 (8th Cir.) (774 F.3d 439) (December 16, 2013) (Judge Kermit Edward Bye) by This is an interesting prisoner’s rights case in which the plaintiff, Marvin Reeves, an inmate in an Arkansas state prison, brought a civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against …
Turkmen v. Ashcroft, No. 02-CV-2307 (E.D.N.Y.) (915 F.Supp.2d 314) (January 15, 2013) (Judge John Gleeson)
Article • January 18, 2013 • from P&J January, 2013
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity
Turkmen v. Ashcroft, No. 02-CV-2307 (E.D.N.Y.) (915 F.Supp.2d 314) (January 15, 2013) (Judge John Gleeson) by Way back in 2002, an initial group of seven foreign nationals filed a class action, civil rights lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, former INS Commissioner James Ziglar, and …
Swartz v. Insogna, No. 11-2846-cv (2nd Cir.) (704 F.3d 105) (January 3, 2013) (Judge Jon O. Newman)
Article • January 7, 2013 • from P&J January, 2013
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity
Swartz v. Insogna, No. 11-2846-cv (2nd Cir.) (704 F.3d 105) (January 3, 2013) (Judge Jon O. Newman) by In a decision that will undoubtedly infuriate a lot of law enforcement officers throughout the U.S., the Second Circuit held in the instant case that a Federal district judge erred in dismissing …
Brown v. Montoya, No. 10-2269 (10th Cir.) (662 F.3d 1152) (November 8, 2011) (Judge Scott M. Jr. Matheson)
Article • December 12, 2011 • from P&J December, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity
Brown v. Montoya, No. 10-2269 (10th Cir.) (662 F.3d 1152) (November 8, 2011) (Judge Scott M. Jr. Matheson) by This is an interesting decision involving a civil rights lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, brought by a New Mexico probationer, Ray Brown, against his state probation officer, Daniel Montoya, …
Motors Ins. Corp. v. U.S., No. 11-10875 (E.D.Mich.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (September 27, 2011) (Judge Avern Levin Cohn)
Article • October 31, 2011 • from P&J October, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Detention of Goods Exception
Motors Ins. Corp. v. U.S., No. 11-10875 (E.D.Mich.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (September 27, 2011) (Judge Avern Levin Cohn) by This is another upsetting decision about whitewashing outrageous conduct by Government agents. The case involved a lawsuit brought against the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § …
Safford Unified School District v. Redding, No. 08-479 (U.S. Supreme Court) (557 U.S. 364; 129 S.Ct. 2633) (June 25, 2009) (Justice Souter)
Article • May 1, 2009 • from P&J June, 2009
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, School Searches
Safford Unified School District v. Redding, No. 08-479 (U.S. Supreme Court) (557 U.S. 364; 129 S.Ct. 2633) (June 25, 2009) (Justice Souter) by Writing for an 8-1 majority in the final decision of his Supreme Court career, Justice Souter held that the strip search of a 13-year old schoolgirl by …
Redding v. Safford United School District # 1, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (531 F.3d 1071) (July 11, 2008) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw)
Article • June 1, 2008 • from P&J June, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, School Searches
Redding v. Safford United School District # 1, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (531 F.3d 1071) (July 11, 2008) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw) by In Redding v. Safford United School District # 1, 504 F.3d 828 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2007) ("Redding I") (P&J, 08/27/07), a divided panel issued a controversial …
Redding v. Safford United School District, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (504 F.3d 828) (September 21, 2007) (Judge Richard R. Clifton)
Article • August 1, 2007 • from P&J June, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, School Searches
Redding v. Safford United School District, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (504 F.3d 828) (September 21, 2007) (Judge Richard R. Clifton) by In this case, Savana Redding, a 13-year old student in Arizona, appealed from a Magistrate Judge’s dismissal of her civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against …