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Supreme Court· 6/13/1983

Bush v. Lucas

Citations

  • 462 U.S. 367
  • 103 S. Ct. 2404
  • 76 L. Ed. 2d 648
  • 1983 U.S. LEXIS 60
  • 51 U.S.L.W. 4752

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an elaborate remedial system prevented a NASA employee from bringing a Bivens action based on a First Amendment violation against a NASA director
  • holding that the Bivens remedy is not available to a government employee suing a government agent for alleged constitutional violations associated with his employment
  • holding that the \comprehensive nature of the remedies currently available\ under the CSRA precluded a federal employee from pursuing a Bivens action to remedy a claimed First Amendment violation
  • holding that the CSRA provides the exclusive remedy even for cases involving first amendment violations
  • holding that an elaborate remedial system prevented a NASA employee from bringing a Bivens action based on a First Amendment violation against a NASA director
  • holding that the ability to bring a Bivens claim could be limited where Congress clearly intended to provide another remedy as a substitution for such suit

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Judges: Stevens, Marshall, Blackmun

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Cites

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