Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Establishes liability for municipalities under certain conditions
City_found_liable_for_Pembaur's_wrongful_arrest Court_affirmed_lower_court's_decision_on_liability Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_decisions |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
85-1340 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
475 U.S. 469
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Law enforcement policies
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| gptkbp:court |
Affirmed lower court's ruling
Ruling favored individual rights over municipal immunity |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 3, 1986 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 12, 1985
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| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Influenced police accountability measures
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Originated from a wrongful arrest claim
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
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| gptkbp:impact |
Civil rights law
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:City_of_Cincinnati
John Pembaur |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Majority opinion emphasized accountability Dissent argued against broad interpretation of liability |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_court_system
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Section_1983_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act Municipal liability Established standards for municipal liability Evaluated under 14th Amendment Set precedent for future civil rights litigation Clarified_scope_of_municipal_liability_under_Section_1983 |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Analyzed under constitutional law
Important for understanding municipal liability Relevant to discussions on police misconduct Involved issues of police authority and civil rights Judgment_favored_the_plaintiff,_Pembaur. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Pembaur
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Municipalities can be held liable for actions of officials
subsequent municipal liability cases |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Monell_v._Department_of_Social_Services
Qualified immunity Implications for municipal governance |
| gptkbp:team |
Arguments centered on accountability of public officials
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1986
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