Civil Rights Litigation

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Change history

May 7th, 2026
- Added Colorado Outlier
- Added A State Path Forward?
- Added Jane Doe v. North Homes, Inc.
- Added Prager University v. Google LLC
- Added Knight First Amendment Inst. at Columbia Univ. v. Trump
- Added Mike Campbell v. Representative Cheri Reisch
- Added US v. White
April 14th, 2026
- Annotations changed on City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
- Annotations changed on Los Angeles County v. Humphries
- Annotations changed on Owen v. City of Independence
- Annotations changed on Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.
- Annotations changed on Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
- Edited "Official Capacity" v. "Individual Capacity" Suits
February 8th, 2026
- Removed Egbert v. Boule from Civil Rights Litigation
- Added Egbert v. Boule (2022)
- Annotations changed on Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics
- Annotations changed on Blum v. Yaretsky
- Edited Lindke v. Freed (2024)
- Added Buchanan v. Barr (D.C. Cir. 2023)
- Added What about the FTCA?
January 27th, 2026
- Annotations changed on Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
January 24th, 2026
- Edited Practice Problems
- Added West v. Atkins
- Added Dennis v. Sparks
- Added Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.
- Removed Holly v. Scott from Civil Rights Litigation
- Removed Rosborough v. Management & Training Corp. from Civil Rights Litigation
- Added Blum v. Yaretsky
- Added Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
January 20th, 2026
- Annotations changed on Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
- Annotations changed on Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn.
- Annotations changed on Civil Rights Cases
- Annotations changed on Monroe v. Pape
January 13th, 2026
- Added Lindke v. Freed (2024)
- Added Polk County v. Dodson
- Added Parrilla-Burgos v. Hernandez-Rivera
January 12th, 2026
- Edited Key Terms
January 5th, 2026
- Removed Police, Race and Crime in 1950s Chicago: Monroe v. Pape as Legal Noir by Myriam E. Gilles :: SSRN from Civil Rights Litigation
- Removed Questions about Monroe v. Pape (1961) from Civil Rights Litigation
- Annotations changed on 42 U.S.C. § 1983
- Edited Introduction
- Removed Further Reading from Civil Rights Litigation
- Edited Key Terms
April 14th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson
- Annotations changed on Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
April 9th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
- Annotations changed on Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Annotations changed on Dan Whitfield v. John Thurston
- Annotations changed on FBI v. Fikre
April 8th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Dan Whitfield v. John Thurston
- Annotations changed on Gary Wall v. James Wade
- Annotations changed on FBI v. Fikre
- Annotations changed on Department of Commerce v. New York
- Annotations changed on Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
- Annotations changed on City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
April 6th, 2025
- Annotations changed on City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.
- Annotations changed on Memphis Community School District v. Stachura
- Annotations changed on Carey v. Piphus
April 1st, 2025
- Annotations changed on Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown
March 31st, 2025
- Annotations changed on Connick v. Thompson
- Annotations changed on City of Canton v. Harris
- Annotations changed on Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
March 30th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Holloman Ex Rel. Holloman v. Harland
- Annotations changed on City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik
- Annotations changed on Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
March 25th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Los Angeles County v. Humphries
- Annotations changed on Owen v. City of Independence
- Annotations changed on Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.
March 24th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Hafer v. Melo
- Annotations changed on Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
- Added Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson
- Added Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
- Added Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Added Dan Whitfield v. John Thurston
- Added Gary Wall v. James Wade
- Added FBI v. Fikre
- Added Department of Commerce v. New York
- Added Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
- Added City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
- Added City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.
- Added Memphis Community School District v. Stachura
- Added Carey v. Piphus
- Added Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown
- Added Connick v. Thompson
- Added City of Canton v. Harris
- Added Holloman Ex Rel. Holloman v. Harland
- Added City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik
- Added Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
- Added Los Angeles County v. Humphries
- Added Owen v. City of Independence
- Added Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.
March 10th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Hutto v. Finney
- Annotations changed on Milliken v. Bradley
- Annotations changed on Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
March 4th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Edelman v. Jordan
March 3rd, 2025
- Edited "Official Capacity" v. "Individual Capacity" Suits
March 2nd, 2025
- Added Ratification and Interpretation of the Eleventh Amendment
- Removed Further Reading from Civil Rights Litigation
- Removed Practice Problems from Civil Rights Litigation
- Removed Conclusion from Civil Rights Litigation
- Added Hafer v. Melo
- Added Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
- Added Hutto v. Finney
- Added Milliken v. Bradley
- Added Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
- Added "Official Capacity" v. "Individual Capacity" Suits
- Added Edelman v. Jordan
February 20th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Camreta v. Greene
- Annotations changed on Pearson v. Callahan
- Annotations changed on SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al.
February 18th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Kisela v. Hughes
February 17th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Taylor v. Riojas
- Annotations changed on Kisela v. Hughes
- Annotations changed on Hope v. Pelzer
- Annotations changed on Anderson v. Creighton
- Annotations changed on Harlow v. Fitzgerald
- Annotations changed on Pierson v. Ray
February 12th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Harlow v. Fitzgerald
- Annotations changed on Wood v. Strickland
- Annotations changed on Scheuer v. Rhodes
February 10th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Bogan v. Scott-Harris
- Annotations changed on Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
February 5th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Mireles v. Waco
- Annotations changed on Vivian Ann Archie, Lisa Darlene Golden, Lisa G. Couch, Anthony Wayne Couch v. David W. Lanier, Reed Riley
- Annotations changed on Pierson v. Ray
February 4th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Essex Hayward v. Cleveland Clinic Found.
- Annotations changed on Ruth Dyer v. Shannon Lee
February 3rd, 2025
- Annotations changed on Wendell Griffin v. Baltimore Police Department
- Annotations changed on Essex Hayward v. Cleveland Clinic Found.
- Removed Limitations and Defenses to Claims Against Entities from Civil Rights Litigation
- Removed Supervisory Liability from Civil Rights Litigation
- Annotations changed on Ruth Dyer v. Shannon Lee
- Annotations changed on Wallace v. Kato
- Added Camreta v. Greene
- Added Pearson v. Callahan
- Added SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al.
- Added Taylor v. Riojas
- Added Kisela v. Hughes
- Added Hope v. Pelzer
- Added Anderson v. Creighton
- Added Wood v. Strickland
- Added Scheuer v. Rhodes
- Added Bogan v. Scott-Harris
- Added Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
- Added Buckley v. Fitzsimmons
- Added Imbler v. Pachtman
- Added Mireles v. Waco
- Added Vivian Ann Archie, Lisa Darlene Golden, Lisa G. Couch, Anthony Wayne Couch v. David W. Lanier, Reed Riley
- Added Forrester v. White
- Added Stump v. Sparkman
- Added Pierson v. Ray
February 1st, 2025
- Annotations changed on Wallace v. Kato
- Annotations changed on Wilkinson v. Dotson
- Annotations changed on Heck v. Humphrey
- Edited The Future of Bivens
- Edited Early Limitations on Bivens
January 29th, 2025
- Annotations changed on Younger v. Harris
January 28th, 2025
- Added Practice Problems
- Added Wendell Griffin v. Baltimore Police Department
- Added Essex Hayward v. Cleveland Clinic Found.
- Added Ruth Dyer v. Shannon Lee
- Added Wallace v. Kato
- Added Wilkinson v. Dotson
- Added Younger v. Harris
- Added Introduction
January 27th, 2025
- Edited Early Limitations on Bivens
- Edited The Future of Bivens
- Annotations changed on Egbert v. Boule
- Annotations changed on Hernandez v. Mesa
- Annotations changed on Ziglar v. Abbasi
January 26th, 2025
- Edited Early Limitations on Bivens
- Added The Future of Bivens
- Added Egbert v. Boule
- Added Hernandez v. Mesa
January 22nd, 2025
- Added Ziglar v. Abbasi
- Added Early Limitations on Bivens
- Added Carlson v. Green
- Added Davis v. Passman
January 18th, 2025
- Edited Practice Problems
January 14th, 2025
- Added Holly v. Scott
- Added Rosborough v. Management & Training Corp.
- Added Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
- Added Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
- Annotations changed on Civil Rights Cases
- Annotations changed on Monroe v. Pape
- Annotations changed on Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn.
- Annotations changed on 42 U.S.C. § 1983
January 13th, 2025
- Edited Questions about Monroe v. Pape (1961)
- Edited Introduction
- Removed Before Filing from Civil Rights Litigation
- Added Further Reading
January 12th, 2025
- Casebook first published.

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