No. 17-742October Term 2017Decided Jun 28, 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
- 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.
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- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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