Pearson v. Callahan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nieves_v._Bartlett
gptkbp:case_types 07-751
gptkbp:court gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
January 21, 2009
gptkbp:has_impact_on Law enforcement practices
gptkbp:historical_debate November 12, 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pearson v. Callahan
gptkbp:impact Civil rights litigation
gptkbp:is_cited_in 555 U. S. 223
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:John_Pearson
Callahan
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_issue Qualified immunity
Civil rights under Section 1983
gptkbp:legal_representation Petitioner represented by Jeffrey L. Fisher
Respondent represented by John J. Mc Carthy
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:legal_case
Civil procedure
Public policy
Legal history
Civil rights violations
Constitutional interpretation
Case law
Statutory interpretation
Due process
Legal theory
Legal frameworks
Legal principles
Legal ethics
Legal precedent
Legal interpretation
Legal scholarship
Legal standards
Legal remedies
Judicial activism
Search and seizure
Equal protection
Legal analysis
Judicial discretion
Litigation strategy
Legal doctrines
Constitutional protections
Judicial reasoning
Judicial immunity
Excessive force
Government officials' liability
Law enforcement accountability
Immunity doctrine
Qualified immunity analysis
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
gptkb:Harlow_v._Fitzgerald
Brosseau v. Haugen
Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
gptkbp:outcome Reversed and remanded
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Saucier_v._Katz
Established a two-step analysis for qualified immunity
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Fourth_Amendment
gptkbp:significance Clarified qualified immunity standards