Graham v. Connor

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1989-05-15

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Justice Blackmun, with whom Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. I join the Court’s opinion insofar as it rules that the Fourth Amendment is the primary tool for analyzing claims of excessive force in the prearrest context, and I concur in the judgment remanding the case to the Court of Appeals f…

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