Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Douthit v. Georgia
Douthit v. Ga., 445 U.S. 938 (1980)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1980-03-17
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "the trial judge should consider reducing the $200,000 [punitive damages] award if defendant can show financial hardship."
- a § 1983 claim to which the right to petition was not raised as a defense
- allegedly repeated communications to the press and city officials which were critical of police lieutenant, and the improper instigation of criminal proceedings against the lieutenant by judge as part of a racial campaign to discredit lieutenant were not judicial acts
Citator
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- Cited by
- 53 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied.