· 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
How courts have described this case
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- stating that “a state court decision that the police acted legally [i.e., with probable cause] cannot but foreclose a [§ 1988] claim that they acted in bad faith”
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Judges: Stewart, Burger, White, Powell, Rehnqüist, Stevens, Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall
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