Supreme Court· 12/9/1980

Allen v. McCurry

Citations

449 U.S. 90
101 S. Ct. 411
66 L. Ed. 2d 308
1980 U.S. LEXIS 156
49 U.S.L.W. 4015

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holding that a state-court judgment on a question of federal law is entitled to preclusive effect in federal court
holding that the principles of collateral estoppel and res judicata apply in § 1983 actions
holding that the principles of collateral estoppel and res judicata apply in § 1983 actions
holding that collateral estoppel precludes a § 1983 plaintiff from relitigating facts established in a prior criminal conviction
holding that collateral estoppel precludes a § 1983 plaintiff from relitigating facts established in a prior criminal conviction
holding that federal courts adjudicating § 1983 claims must give collateral estoppel to state court findings of fact

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Judges: Stewart, Burger, White, Powell, Rehnqüist, Stevens, Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall

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