Innovations in the Defense of Official Immunity Under Section 1983

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dc.contributor.authorCasto, William R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T22:53:10Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T22:53:10Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.description.abstractThis article studies the concept of immunity as it relates to section 1983 claims. The article begins with an explanation of the various forms of immunity that affect section 1983 claims. The author provides the Supreme Court’s historical development of official immunity through a discussion of numerous cases. The author then provides a detailed analysis of qualified immunity and absolute immunity. In this analysis, the author evaluates the judiciary’s reasoning behind providing some actions absolute immunity while giving other actions only qualified immunity status. The author follows this discussion with a critique of the official immunity rule and whether this rule can be improved upon. The article includes a brief discussion of the liability of government employers before concluding.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilliam R. Casto, Innovations in the Defense of Official Immunity Under Section 1983, 47 Tenn. L. Rev. 47 (1979-1980).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10601/2203
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.relation.urihttp://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/tenn47&div=9&collection=journals&set_as_cursor=6&men_tab=srchresultsen_US
dc.subjectSection 1983en_US
dc.subjectofficial immunityen_US
dc.subjectcivil rightsen_US
dc.subjectabsolute immunityen_US
dc.subjectqualified immunityen_US
dc.subjectdiscretionary actsen_US
dc.subjectquasi-judicialen_US
dc.subjectgood faithen_US
dc.titleInnovations in the Defense of Official Immunity Under Section 1983en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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