Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2020

Taylor v. Riojas

Decided November 2, 2020. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-1261 · 592 U.S. 7 (2020) · Cited 410 times

Holding

Because any reasonable correctional officer should have realized that inmate Taylor’s conditions of confinement offended the Eighth Amendment, the Fifth Circuit erred in granting the officers qualified immunity.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

Hope v. Pelzer · 536 U.S. 730 (2002)
Brosseau v. Haugen · 543 U.S. 194 (2004)
Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
United States v. Lanier · 520 U.S. 259 (1997)
Major League Baseball Players Assn. v. Garvey · 532 U.S. 504 (2001)

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