· 6/12/1961
Ledford v. Curran
Citations
- 366 U.S. 948
- 81 S. Ct. 1905
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that, in a Bivens action, district courts have authority to “give a declaratory judgment as to whether constitutional rights were violated and if so order appropriate injunctive relief”
- stating that, in a “Bivens type action,” “the district court had jurisdiction to enter a declaratory judgment respecting whether constitutional rights were violated and, if so, to order appropriate injunctive relief”
- noting injunctive relief for constitutional violations is available where federal employees are sued in their official capacities
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