Felder v. Casey
1988 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Felder v. Casey, 487 U.S. 131 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case that held that a state notice-of-claim statute could not be applied to a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in state court.
Quick Facts Felder v. Casey, Argued March 28, 1988 Decided June 22, 1988 ...
Felder v. Casey | |
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Argued March 28, 1988 Decided June 22, 1988 | |
Full case name | Bobby Felder v. Duane Casey, et al. |
Citations | 487 U.S. 131 (more) 108 S. Ct. 2302; 101 L. Ed. 2d 123 |
Holding | |
A state notice-of-claim statute was preempted by § 1983. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy |
Concurrence | White |
Dissent | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Art. VI, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
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