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Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants in a First Amendment retaliation claim brought by a former city alderman. The court held that a quo warranto petition challenging an officeholder's residency eligibility requires proof of no probable cause to support a retaliation claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint. The appellate court found the plaintiff failed to meet pleading standards despite multiple opportunities to revise her claims.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by a protester severely injured by police less-lethal munitions. The court held that the plaintiff failed to plead facts establishing a clearly established Fourth Amendment seizure or a conscience-shocking violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action brought under Section nineteen eighty-three. The appellate court held that the district court properly relied on a declaration submitted by one of the defendants.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se plaintiff's constitutional claims against federal judges and U.S. Attorney Office officials. The appellate panel held that judicial immunity barred claims against the judges and that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim against the government attorneys.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se challenge to California's 2021 gubernatorial recall election. The court held that the claims were barred by claim preclusion, mootness, and qualified immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action involving a search warrant execution. The court held that a reasonable jury could find the deputies violated the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment right to bodily privacy and that the supervising deputy is not entitled to qualified immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court order imposing system-wide injunctive relief on the Alabama Department of Corrections for Eighth Amendment violations regarding mental healthcare. The court held that the remedial order constituted a permanent injunction subject to appellate review and rejected the state's argument that it had expired as a preliminary injunction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to support claims of race discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of qualified immunity to prison officials who conducted repeated visual strip searches of an inmate. The court assumed the searches were unconstitutional but found the law was not clearly established at the time.