The Fourth Circuit erred by requiring a showing of more-than-de-minimis injury to proceed with an excessive force claim.

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The entity is a legal holding from the U.S. Supreme Court case Wilkins v. Gaddy, which clarified the standard for Eighth Amendment excessive force claims by rejecting the Fourth Circuit’s requirement of more-than-de-minimis injury.

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Wilkins v. Gaddy → holding → The Fourth Circuit erred by requiring a showing of more-than-de-minimis injury to proceed with an excessive force claim. ⓘ