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No. 17-742October Term 2017Decided Jun 28, 2018

Docket 17-742October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Mary Anne Sause, Petitioner v. Timothy J. Bauer, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 28, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 28, 2018
What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Question presented

Whether the Court of Appeals correctly held Respondents were entitled to qualified immunity because the law was not so clearly defined at the time of the incident that it would be clear to every reasonable law enforcement officer that they would violate the First Amendment by instructing the subject of an investigatory detention to stop praying while the investigation was ongoing.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Jun 28, 2018

Area

First Amendment

Timing

Decided June 28, 2018

The Court released its decision on June 28, 2018 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 3, 2026
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