Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Liberda v. City of Live Oak

508 U.S. 951

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-06-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding a valid section 1983 claim existed against a supervisor at a state facility who placed plaintiff in danger by assigning her to work with an inmate sex offender who had a history of violent assaults against women; he subsequently raped and kidnapped her
  • ad depicting a robot, dressed in a wig, gown, and jewelry and posing next to game show Wheel of Fortune set, violated Plaintiff Vanna White’s right of publicity
  • defendant’s misrepresentation to plaintiff that she would not work with sex offenders and subsequent placement of plaintiff alone with known violent sex offender contributed toward finding of § 1983 liability

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.