Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis. The court found the appeal frivolous because the appellant failed to raise nonfrivolous arguments against the district court's dismissal of her claims.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a civil rights suit brought by a parent against a school resource officer. The court held that the officer had probable cause to stop and arrest the parent for disobeying a lawful order and resisting arrest, and that the parent failed to prove a retaliatory arrest exception.
The Sixth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity to a jail officer whose inmate cellmate died of a drug overdose. The court held that no clearly established law required the officer to perceive a serious medical risk from the inmate's observed behavior.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by firefighters terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court held that the state agency is immune from suit and that the individual official is protected by qualified immunity.
The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court injunction that had blocked Illinois from enforcing its ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The appellate court held that these restrictions are consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation under the Second Amendment.
The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court injunction that had blocked Illinois from enforcing its ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The appellate court held that these restrictions are consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation under the Second Amendment.
The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court injunction that had blocked Illinois from enforcing its ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The appellate court held that these restrictions are consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation under the Second Amendment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a qualified immunity dispute. The court declined to intervene in a case where the district court issued a mediation order that the panel treated as a non-conclusive case management deferral.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim. The court held that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because no clearly established law prohibited their use of non-lethal force against the plaintiff.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death claim against child welfare workers who failed to prevent a child's death while in his mother's custody. The court held that the workers' investigative errors did not create a constitutional danger or shock the conscience under the state-created danger exception.