Davis v. Scherer

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1984-08-16

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Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellants in this case challenge the holding of the Court of Appeals that a state official loses his qualified immunity from suit for deprivation of federal constitutional rights if he is found to have violated the clear command of a state administrative regulation. I The present controversy arose when appellee Gregory Sch…

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