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· 6/25/1987

Anderson v. Creighton

Citations

  • 483 U.S. 635
  • 107 S. Ct. 3034
  • 97 L. Ed. 2d 523
  • 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2894
  • 55 U.S.L.W. 5092

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  • “[P]ermitting damages suits against government officials can entail substantial social 13 costs, including the risk that fear of personal monetary liability and harassing litigation will 14 unduly inhibit officials in the discharge of their duties.”
  • “[P]ermitting damages suits against government officials can entail substantial social 18 costs, including the risk that fear of personal monetary liability and harassing litigation will 19 unduly inhibit officials in the discharge of their duties.”

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Judges: Scalia, Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor, Stevens, Brennan, Marshall

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