Murphy v. Engelhart’s Empirical Analysis
933 F.3d 1027 · 2019
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd · Kisela v. Hughes · City of Escondido v. Emmons
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“In light of these authorities, we cannot conclude that [Rudley] has identified 'a robust consensus of cases' that placed the excessive force question 'beyond debate' at the time of [the] alleged violation.”
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