Robert Williams v. DeKalb County’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · City of Canton v. Harris · Bonner v. City of Prichard · Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown
Most-quoted passages
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“deliberate indifference has three components: (1) subjective knowledge of a risk of serious harm; (2) disregard of that risk; [and (3) ] conduct that is more than mere negligence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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