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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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1981-10-06
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gptkbp:citation
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457 U.S. 800
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_Marshall
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1982-06-24
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_Burger
gptkb:Justice_Marshall
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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80-945
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gptkbp:fullName
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Richard M. Harlow et al. v. A. Ernest Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:heldBy
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Government officials performing discretionary functions are shielded from liability for civil damages as long as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Harlow v. Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:joinedBy
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gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_O'Connor
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun
gptkb:Justice_Burger
gptkb:Justice_White
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gptkbp:legalImpact
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established the modern standard for qualified immunity for government officials
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell,_Jr.
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gptkbp:overruledBy
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Wood v. Strickland
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Fitzgerald v. United States
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gptkbp:subject
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civil rights
government position
qualified immunity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1983
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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