Difference between revisions of "42 U.S.C. § 1983"

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The Supreme COurt outlined a new standard for qualified immunity in Harlow v. Fitzgerald <ref>Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982)</ref>:
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The Supreme Court outlined a new standard for qualified immunity in Harlow v. Fitzgerald <ref>Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982)</ref>:
  
 
<Blockquote>"We generally hold that government officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." </Blockquote>
 
<Blockquote>"We generally hold that government officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." </Blockquote>

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