Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Liberda v. City of Live Oak

Liberda v. City of Live Oak, 508 U.S. 951 (1993)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-06-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding a valid section 1983 claim existed against a supervisor at a state facility who placed plaintiff in danger by assigning her to work with an inmate sex offender who had a history of violent assaults against women; he subsequently raped and kidnapped her
  • ad depicting a robot, dressed in a wig, gown, and jewelry and posing next to game show Wheel of Fortune set, violated Plaintiff Vanna White’s right of publicity
  • defendant’s misrepresentation to plaintiff that she would not work with sex offenders and subsequent placement of plaintiff alone with known violent sex offender contributed toward finding of § 1983 liability

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.