De Shaney v. Winnebago County
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
March 3, 1989 |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1989-03-01
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
De Shaney v. Winnebago County
|
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Joshua_De_Shaney
Winnebago County Department of Social Services |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Due Process Clause
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
No constitutional duty to protect
ruled that the state did not have a constitutional duty to protect children from abuse by their parents. |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent child protection cases
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Child welfare and state responsibility
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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