Camreta v. Greene

Camreta v. Greene

Argued March 1, 2011
Decided May 26, 2011
Full case name Camreta v. Greene
Docket nos. 09-1454
Citations

563 U.S. 692 (more)

Argument Oral argument
Opinion announcement Opinion announcement
Holding
In the general case the Court may review a lower court’s constitutional ruling at the behest of government officials who have won final judgment on qualified immunity grounds but could not for this case due to details specific to it.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Plurality Kagan, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito
Concurrence Scalia
Concurrence Sotomayor, joined by Breyer
Dissent Kennedy, joined by Thomas

Camreta v. Greene, 563 U.S. 692 (2011), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that in the general case the Court may review a lower court’s constitutional ruling at the behest of government officials who have won final judgment on qualified immunity grounds but could not for this case due to details specific to it.[1]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "This Court generally may review a lower court’s constitutional ruling at the behest of a government official granted immunity. But we may not do so in this case for reasons peculiar to it."p. 2

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