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· 3/27/2024

The State of Texas v. Kenneth Earl Norris

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

  • stating that the number of persons affected by a given decision is not dispositive in the “legislative” calculation
  • observing that on an appeal from a denial of absolute immunity, an appellate court \lack[s] jurisdiction to consider\ the \merits of plaintiffs' claims\
  • holding that a county is a local government unit under Monell
  • asking whether the act is “substantively legislative,” as involving “policy-making” or “line-drawing,” and “procedurally legislative,” as being “passed by means of established legislative procedures”
  • citing, among other things, Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622, 100 S.Ct. 1398, 63 L.Ed.2d 673 (1980)
  • citing, among other things, Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622 (1980)

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