Gonzales v. Castle Rock, Colorado
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jessica_Gonzales
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil rights case
03-1023 Appealed from lower courts Arguments on due process rights Involves police response to domestic violence Majority ruled against Gonzales Part of legal history on police duties |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Clarified police liability
Impact on future police conduct Influenced state laws on police duties |
| gptkbp:context |
Restraining order enforcement
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Castle_Rock,_Colorado
gptkb:Washington,_D._C. gptkb:Jessica_Gonzales Discretionary enforcement Failure to protect children |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 27, 2005 |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
gptkb:2003
gptkb:2005 |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Police accountability
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gonzales v. Castle Rock, Colorado
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
545 U. S. 748
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| gptkbp:judges |
Justices of the Supreme Court
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:legal_case
Due Process Clause Arguments presented by both sides Context of police powers Due process and police duty Framework for understanding police liability No duty to protect |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:political_movement
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
No constitutional violation found Significant for civil rights law No liability for failure to act Police did not have a constitutional duty to enforce restraining orders Examined police discretion Future police conduct Highlighted limitations of police powers No constitutional duty established Supreme Court decision upheld lower court |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced future cases regarding police duty
Set precedent for police liability cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens Controversial decision |
| gptkbp:related_to |
domestic violence
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| gptkbp:significance |
Impact on police responsibility
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