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First Circuit· 5/15/2006

McConkie v. Nichols

Citations

  • 446 F.3d 258
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 11988
  • 2006 WL 1314004

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Conscience-shocking conduct usually entails physical or psychological abuse, or significant interference with a protected relationship, such as the parent-child relationship.”
  • “conscience-shocking executive action ‘must be stunning, evidencing more than humdrum legal error’”
  • lies told by police detective during interrogation to induce confession did not shock the conscience
  • “The Due Process Clause does not impose liability every time someone with state authority causes harm; otherwise, the Constitution would be downgraded to a font of tort law.”
  • “negligent conduct, simpliciter, is categorically insufficient to shock the conscience”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Selya, Hug, Howard

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Cites

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