Nahmod Law

         The forthcoming 2025-2026 Edition of my Treatise, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation: The Law of Section 1983 (West/Westlaw), includes not only recent and important circuit court and state court decisions, but all § 1983-related decisions of the Supreme Court that were handed down up to, and including, its 2024 Term. I have blogged on most of these this past year, so please search on Nahmodlaw.com for whichever of these decisions you want to know more about. (References in the parentheticals are to Treatise sections)

Supreme Court Decisions in the 2024 Term

            * Royal Canin U.S.A. Inc. v. Wullschleger: removal and amended § 1983 complaints (see § 1:38)

            * Perttu v. Richards: the Prison Litigation Reform Act, exhaustion of administrative remedies and jury trial (see § 1:52)

            * Williams v. Reed: exhaustion of administrative remedies and state court § 1983 claims (see §§ 1:59 and 9:61)

            * Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: the spending power, the Medicaid Act and “laws” actions (see § 2:38)

            * Barnes v. Felix: Fourth Amendment excessive force and the “totality of the circumstances” approach (see § 3:21)

            * Guttierez v. Saenz: standing of a death row inmate to use § 1983 to seek access to DNA testing (see § 9:30)

            Lackey v. Stinnie: preliminary injunctions, prevailing parties and attorney’s fees (see § 10:7)

Certiorari Granted for Decision in the 2025 Term

            *Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety: the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and damages actions against state and local government officials sued in their individual capacity (see § 3:15)

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