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Civil Rights - Section 1983

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Mar 25 2026
1st Cir. 23-1940 Panel Decision

JOSÉ A. RAMOS-RAMOS; ORLANDO MÉNDEZ-LÓPEZ; IGNERIS A. PÉREZ-ROSARIO; JOSÉ COTTO-MELÉNDEZ v. ZAYIRA JORDÁN-CONDE

The First Circuit dismissed an appeal by four public sector employees seeking declaratory judgments that union dues deductions were unconstitutional. The court held that the claims were moot because the union and university had already ceased the deductions and ordered reimbursement for past payments.

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Mar 25 2026
11th Cir. 5:24-cv-00593-SPC-PRL Per Curiam

EMANUEL ANGELO TUGGERSON v. CIRCUIT JUDGE ANTHONY MICHAEL TATTI individual and official capacity

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a § 1983 claim against a federal judge, ruling that the judge's decision to separate co-defendants' trials is protected by absolute judicial immunity. The court held that this immunity applies even for erroneous or malicious decisions unless the judge acted in clear absence of jurisdiction.

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Mar 25 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1257 Panel Decision

PHYLLIS M. ALSTON v. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS; LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER; MAIN LINE HEALTH; CVS PHARMACY, INC. d/b/a SimpleDose; DR SARA R. HEFTON, M.D.; et al

The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Phyllis Alston's federal civil rights claims against healthcare providers, ruling that her allegations of racial discrimination were conclusory and unsupported by specific facts. The court further held that Alston's challenge to the denial of a continuance to file certificates of merit was moot because she had already refiled her state medical negligence claims in state court.

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Mar 24 2026
11th Cir. 3:23-cv-00581-HNJ Per Curiam

Davis v. DiStefano

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's civil rights claims, ruling that law enforcement officers had probable cause to arrest him for domestic violence. The court held that the officers' reliance on the victim's statements and body-camera footage satisfied the Fourth Amendment requirements for a warrant.

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Mar 23 2026
U.S. Sup. Ct. 25-297 Per Curiam

Zorn v. Linton

The Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit, holding that a police officer was entitled to qualified immunity for using a rear wristlock to remove a passive protester. The Court ruled that existing precedent did not clearly establish that this specific conduct, performed after repeated warnings, violated the Fourth Amendment.

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Mar 23 2026
5th Cir. 25-30416 Per Curiam

Landry v. Singley

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's § 1983 claims for false arrest and unlawful search, ruling that the Heck v. Humphrey bar precludes the suit because it would imply the invalidity of his underlying criminal convictions. The court also rejected the plaintiff's request for equitable tolling of the statute of limitations, finding no exceptional circumstances under Louisiana law to justify the delay.

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Mar 23 2026
6th Cir. 25-1321 Published

Grady v. Cratsenburg

The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity, holding that the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the narrow exception to the probable cause defense under Nieves v. Bartlett. The court reasoned that the officers had probable cause for the arrests and the evidence did not sufficiently show that similarly situated individuals were treated differently based on protected speech.

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