Constitutional Torts

Comprehensive guide to Constitutional Torts cases, courts, and legal analysis.

20 cases analyzed in this practice area

Key Cases in Constitutional Torts

Joseph Zieler v. State of Florida

fla · 2026-04-16 · Impact: 15/100

Joseph Zieler v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Joseph Zieler, sued the State of Florida for alleged violatio...

Vaughn Gardner v. Todd Blanche

ca4 · 2026-04-14 · Impact: 65/100

Vaughn Gardner v. Todd Blanche, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a compl...

M. v. State of Florida

fladistctapp · 2026-02-25 · Impact: 15/100

M. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, M., sued the State of Florida, alleging that the state's child...

Lewis v. Walley

ca5 · 2026-02-23 · Impact: 15/100

Lewis v. Walley, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Walley,...

Thomas William OHara v. Andrew R. Vara

ca6 · 2026-02-11 · Impact: 15/100

Thomas William OHara v. Andrew R. Vara, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary inju...

Victoria Abrahamson, Hana Schroeder, Jody Schroeder, Terry Schroeder, Samantha Johnson, Bre Ahna Boggess f/k/a Bre Ahna Payne, Rebecca Bates, Tawni Hanson, Darby Jones, Hunter Miner, and the State of Iowa, ex rel. v. Benjamin Scheevel, individually and in his official capacity as Officer for the Estherville Police Department, Brent Shatto, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of the Estherville Police Department, City of Estherville, Iowa

iowa · 2026-01-30 · Impact: 25/100

Victoria Abrahamson, Hana Schroeder, Jody Schroeder, Terry Schroeder, Samantha Johnson, Bre Ahna Boggess f/k/a Bre Ahna Payne, Rebecca Bates, Tawni Hanson, Darby Jones, Hunter Miner, and the State of ...

Dor v. Bondi

ca1 · 2025-12-01 · Impact: 15/100

Dor v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant correctional officers alleging excessive force durin...

Pamela Smothers v. Roger Childers

ca11 · 2025-11-20 · Impact: 15/100

Pamela Smothers v. Roger Childers, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment t...

Martinez v. Salisbury

ca1 · 2025-11-04 · Impact: 15/100

Martinez v. Salisbury, decided by First Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, fi...

Zapet-Alvarado v. Bondi

ca1 · 2025-09-22 · Impact: 25/100

Zapet-Alvarado v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on September 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the former Secretary of the Florida Department of Cor...

Lopez Cano v. Bondi

ca1 · 2025-08-28 · Impact: 25/100

Lopez Cano v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lopez Cano, sued the defendant, Bondi, alleging that the defendant's actions viola...

Dean Naylor v. County of Muscatine

ca8 · 2025-08-19 · Impact: 15/100

Dean Naylor v. County of Muscatine, decided by Eighth Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Mus...

Nairne v. Landry

ca5 · 2025-08-14 · Impact: 20/100

Nairne v. Landry, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, a former...

State of Washington v. Trump

ca9 · 2025-07-23 · Impact: 85/100

State of Washington v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 23, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether former President Trump could be sued...

Karla Smith v. Kimberly Reynolds

ca8 · 2025-06-02 · Impact: 25/100

Karla Smith v. Kimberly Reynolds, decided by Eighth Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defe...

Carter Page v. James Comey

cadc · 2025-05-23 · Impact: 75/100

Carter Page v. James Comey, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Carter Page, sued former FBI Director James Comey for alleged violations of his...

Duarte De Martinez v. Bondi

ca1 · 2025-03-19 · Impact: 20/100

Duarte De Martinez v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on March 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Duarte De Martinez, sought to recover damages from the defendant, Bondi, fo...

Rojas-Tapia v. United States

ca1 · 2025-03-03 · Impact: 20/100

Rojas-Tapia v. United States, decided by First Circuit on March 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former immigration detainee...

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