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Ashcroft v. Iqbal
No. 07-1015

Title:

John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al. v. Javaid Iqbal, et al.

Subject:

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Civil Rights

Question:

1. Whether a conclusory allegation that a cabinet- level officer or other high-ranking
official knew of, condoned, or agreed to subject a plaintiff to allegedly
unconstitutional acts purportedly committed by subordinate officials is sufficient to
state individual-capacity claims against those officials under Bivens.

2. Whether a cabinet-level officer or other high-ranking official may be held
personally liable for the allegedly unconstitutional acts of subordinate officials on the
ground that, as high-level supervisors, they had constructive notice of the
discrimination allegedly carried out by such subordinate officials.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 2nd Circuit Opinion Filed: June 14, 2007

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.

Briefs:

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Counsel of Record

For Petitioner:

Elena Kagan
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
Washington, DC

For Respondent:

Michael L. Martinez
Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, DC

 

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