Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
influenced public perception of government accountability
affirmed the right to sue federal officials recognized the need for accountability of federal agents damages_awarded_to_Bivens |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
tort case
No. 70-138 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
ruled_in_favor_of_Bivens |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
increased litigation against federal officials
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
extensive legal commentary
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
post-civil rights era
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
part_of_a_series_of_important_Supreme_Court_cases
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Bivens
|
| gptkbp:impact |
civil rights litigation
influenced federal law enforcement policies |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun judicial activism judicial restraint expanded interpretation of constitutional protections shaped the landscape of civil rights litigation |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
set precedent for future cases qualified immunity influenced future civil rights cases civil rights under federal law debate over judicial power framework for addressing constitutional violations implications for federal employee conduct established federal remedy for constitutional violations Fourth_Amendment_rights established_a_precedent_for_Bivens_claims |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Federal Tort Claims Act |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
examined in constitutional law courses
403 U.S. 388 often cited in law schools still relevant in contemporary legal discussions considered a cornerstone of civil rights law landmark decision in civil rights law |
| gptkbp:outcome |
recognition of a private right of action
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Walter_Bivens |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Brennan
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Bivens_actions
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Ashcroft_v._Iqbal
gptkb:Ziglar_v._Abbasi gptkb:Harlow_v._Fitzgerald constitutional torts |
| gptkbp:year |
1971
|