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· 10/29/1974

Sholars v. Matter

Citations

  • 419 U.S. 970
  • 42 L. Ed. 2d 186

How courts have described this case

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

  • extending logic of United States v. United States Dist. Court, 407 U.S. 297, 92 S.Ct. 2125, 32 L.Ed.2d 752 (1972), to foreign contexts
  • extending logic of United States v. United States Dist. Court, 407 U.S. 297, 92 S.Ct. 2125, 32 L.Ed.2d 752 (1972), to foreign contexts
  • burden of proof on plaintiff arrestee to show that arresting officers lacked reasonable good faith belief of probable cause to arrest plaintiff
  • Weise not applicable when plaintiffs own papers and arguments indicate that no state action exists as a matter of law
  • consent decrees--products of negotiation rather than contested litigation--are not likely to carry stare decisis effects measurably adverse to the proposed intervention in any future proceedings
  • “it cannot be gain-said that conciliation and voluntary settlement are the preferred means for resolving employment discrimination disputes”

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Judges: Certiorari

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