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· 6/21/1976

Ahlman v. Durbin

Citations

  • 426 U.S. 949
  • 96 S. Ct. 3169

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • an “unfortunate insensitivity” on the part of supervisory personnel to constitutional violations by state police did not establish “causal link” needed to support injunctive relief against supervisors
  • “a prison official may not take solace in ostrichism”

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