Supreme Court· 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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holding that the relevant question in § 1983 cases is an objective one, in which “subjective beliefs ... are irrelevant”
holding that common law would shield officers from liability if fugitive was present in third-party’s home
holding that an officer's subjective beliefs are irrelevant when evaluating the reasonableness of their actions
holding that law enforcement officers should not be held liable if they reasonably but mistakenly concluded that exigent circumstances justified warrantless home search
holding that officers who participated in unconstitutional search were entitled to qualified immunity because a reasonable officer could have believed the search comported with the Fourth Amendment
holding that federal officer named in Bivens action is not protected by qualified immunity if the claimed right was clearly established, so that a reasonable officer would realize the violation

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