Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Dec 17, 2014
The petition of the day is:
14-328
Issue: (1) Whether prison officials sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the Eighth Amendment may evade a finding of deliberate indifference by raising the defense that state-imposed budgetary constraints prevented the provision of constitutionally adequate medical care; and (2) whether the Eighth Amendment supports a distinction between the subjective element required for a finding of deliberate indifference in a claim for injunctive relief, and that required for an award of damages.
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Recommended Citation:
Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Dec. 17, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/12/petition-of-the-day-743/