No. 22-312October Term 2022Decided Mar 20, 2023
Chapman v. Doe
This case considers whether a court clerk is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity after notifying a minor's parents about her application for a judicial bypass for an abortion.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 20, 2023
- What it's about
This case considers whether a court clerk is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity after notifying a minor's parents about her application for a judicial bypass for an abortion. It also examines whether such notification violated the minor's clearly established rights in 2018.
Question presented
1. Whether a court clerk is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity after notifying a minor's parents about her application for a judicial bypass for an abortion. 2. Whether such notification violated the minor's clearly established rights in 2018.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released Mar 20, 2023
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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