SECTION 1983 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES

Advanced Legal Studies will now be selling subscriptions to Karen Blum's outlines on Government Liability and Qualified Immunity. This subscription will be sent electronically in pdf files every three months (4 times a year) and will cost $299.00. Please contact Peniey McClary at 617.305.1655 to subscribe.

ABOUT THE SUBSCRIPTION

Overview of Section 1983 Litigation Outline:

Covers many basic and preliminary concepts that govern in any Section 1983 litigation (e.g., the difference between individual capacity and official capacity suits and the difference between supervisory and municipal liability). She organizes the cases on municipal liability according to the theory relied on (e.g., official policy, custom, failure to train or supervise, attribution of policymakers' decision etc...). This outline also contains extensive sections on Heck v. Humphrey and Wallace v. Kato; substantive due process claims after County of Sacramento; failure to protect claims after DeShaney; and procedural due process claims. The outline is over 700 pages in length.

Qualified Immunity Outline:

Addresses the most litigated topics and collects cases by Circuit under each topic. There are also extensive sections on absolute immunity and immunity with respect to private actors. Familiarize yourself with the latest cases in your circuit dealing with heightened pleading, discovery, how and when the law is clearly established, the availability of qualified immunity in Fourth Amendment cases and cases where state of mind is relevant and the availability and timing of interlocutory appeals. This outline is over 1000 pages in length.

While Professor Blum does not intend her outlines to replace traditional treatises in the area of Section 1983 Litigation, they will keep you apprised of the latest case law developments in some of the most litigated issues under Section 1983.

PLEASE CALL 617.305.1655 TO SUBSCRIBE