Qualified Immunity from Liability for Violations of Federal Rights--A Modification.

Smith, Michael R.

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Publication Date: 1983-Jan

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Qualified Immunity from Liability for Violations of Federal Rights--A Modification.

Smith, Michael R.

School Law Bulletin, v14 n1 p1,5-12 Jan 1983

Discusses the applicability to school officials and school attorneys of the Supreme Court decision in Harlow v. Fitzgerald that an official's right to qualified immunity may be decided before trial and that an objective test is: Could the official reasonably have known that his conduct would violate someone's federal rights? (MLF)

Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Government Employees, Lawyers, Legal Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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