Begin v. Drouin’s Empirical Analysis
908 F.3d 829 · 2018
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Graham v. Connor · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Malley v. Briggs · Tennessee v. Garner
Most-quoted passages
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“[A] case need not be identical to clearly establish a sufficiently specific benchmark against which one may conclude that the law also rejects the use of deadly force in circumstances posing less of an immediate threat.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to determine what facts the district court, in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, likely assumed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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