Duquesne Law Review
Abstract
Until the Supreme Court's 1971 decision in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the cause of action for damages in a case arising directly under the Constitution had not been explicitly recognized. The author examines the Bivens decision and charts the extension of the Bivens remedy to other constitutional violations. She concludes that although it is still not completely clear when the damages remedy may be invoked, recent decisions provide assistance to courts confronted with damages claims arising under the constitution.
First Page
107
Recommended Citation
Marilyn Sydeski,
Righting Constitutional Wrongs: The Development of a Constitutionally Implied Cause of Action for Damages,
19
Duq. L. Rev.
107
(1980).
Available at:
https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol19/iss1/6