Haywood v. Drown
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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07-10374 | N.Y. Court of Appeals | Dec 3, 2008 | May 26, 2009 | 5-4 | Stevens | OT 2008 |
Issue: Whether a state law barring state courts from hearing damages actions against corrections officers violates the Supremacy Clause by not permitting adjudication of claims under 42 USC 1983.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens on May 26, 2009.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Court overrules Michigan v. Jackson (Lyle Denniston, May 26, 2009)
- Oral Argument Recap: Haywood v. Drown (Max Schwartz, December 4, 2008)
- SCOTUSwiki Preview: Haywood v. Drown (Eliza Presson, December 3, 2008)
Briefs and Documents
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Keith Haywood
- Brief for Respondent Curtis Drown, et al.
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Keith Haywood
Amicus briefs
- Brief for Professors of Constitutional Law and Federal Jurisdiction in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Legal Services of New York, Prisoners Rights Project, the New York State Defenders Association, the Center for Community Alternatives, Prison Legal News, the Uptown People’s Law Center, Jerome N. Frank, the Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School, and the Civil Rights Clinic of New York University School of Law in Support of Petitioner
Certiorari-Stage Documents
- Opinion below (Court of Appeals of New York)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
- Brief of Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York in support of Petitioner
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Keith Haywood
- Brief for Respondent Curtis Drown, et al.
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Keith Haywood
Amicus briefs
- Brief for Professors of Constitutional Law and Federal Jurisdiction in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Legal Services of New York, Prisoners Rights Project, the New York State Defenders Association, the Center for Community Alternatives, Prison Legal News, the Uptown People’s Law Center, Jerome N. Frank, the Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School, and the Civil Rights Clinic of New York University School of Law in Support of Petitioner
Certiorari-Stage Documents