Harlow v. Fitzgerald

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome influenced legal education
increased scrutiny of government actions
influenced public policy discussions
legal standards clarified
defendant's qualified immunity upheld
increased focus on constitutional rights
increased legal clarity for defendants
increased legal clarity for plaintiffs
increased legal protections for officials
influenced civil rights advocacy
influenced judicial training
influenced legal scholarship
influenced legislative reforms
plaintiff's claims dismissed
reduced litigation costs for defendants
significant for future litigation
gptkbp:caseTypes constitutional law
civil rights case
gptkbp:citedBy 457 U.S. 800
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1982-06-28
gptkbp:firstClaim influenced civil rights protections
influenced government accountability
influenced police misconduct cases
influenced_First_Amendment_cases
influenced_Fourth_Amendment_cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harlow v. Fitzgerald
gptkbp:impact civil rights law
gptkbp:involved Fitzgerald
Harlow
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist
Justice Harry Blackmun
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
gptkbp:keyIssues qualified immunity
gptkbp:legalStatus affirmed lower court ruling
civil rights litigation
government officials' liability
clarified standards for qualified immunity
gptkbp:outcome reduced liability for government officials
gptkbp:precedent subsequent cases
objective standard for qualified immunity
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Anderson_v._Creighton
gptkb:Saucier_v._Katz
gptkb:Pierson_v._Ray