Supreme Court· 8/16/1984

Davis v. Scherer

Citations

468 U.S. 183
104 S. Ct. 3012
82 L. Ed. 2d 139
1984 U.S. LEXIS 132

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holding that officials sued for constitutional violations do not lose qualified immunity simply because their actions violate statutory or administrative procedure
recognizing that qualified immunity is evaluated under a purely objective standard without consideration for the government actor's subjective belief
holding that officials sued for constitutional violations do not lose qualified immunity simply because their actions violate statutory or administrative procedure
holding that state officials do not lose their immunity in § 1983 lawsuits by violating the clear command of a state statute
recognizing that qualified immunity is evaluated under a purely objective standard without consideration for the government actor’s subjective belief
ruling that officials who violate a state law do not thereby forfeit qualified immunity for federal claims

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

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