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· 2/26/1992

Collins v. City of Harker Heights

Citations

  • 503 U.S. 115
  • 112 S. Ct. 1061
  • 117 L. Ed. 2d 261
  • 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1376

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the Due Process Clause does not guarantee municipal employees a workplace that is free from unreasonable risks of harm
  • holding that alleged omission by city could not “properly be characterized as arbitrary, or conscience-shocking, in a constitutional sense”
  • holding that only the “most egregious official conduct can be said to be arbitrary in the constitutional sense”
  • holding that the city’s alleged failure to provide a safe place to work did not constitute a substantive due process violation
  • holding that § 1983 does not provide a remedy if there is no violation of federal law
  • holding that § 1983 does not provide a remedy if there is no violation of federal law

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Judges: Stevens

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