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Bookmark or Share- Bivens action | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteA Bivens action generally refers to a lawsuit for damages when a federal officer who is acting in the color of federal authority allegedly violates the U.S. Constitution by federal officers acting. The plaintiff in a Bivens action must prove that a constitutionally protected right has been violated by the federal officers.
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics - QuimbeeAgents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (defendant) entered Bivens’s (plaintiff) apartment, searched it, and arrested him without a warrant. The search and arrest were conducted in front of Bivens’s wife and children and the agents threatened to arrest his whole family.
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents - WikipediaBivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), was a case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that an implied cause of action existed for an individual whose Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizures had been violated by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
- Bivens vs 1983 – How are they different? - Shouse Law GroupThe main difference between a Bivens lawsuit and a claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983 is that a Bivens claim covers the federal government and its agents. Section 1983 claims, by contrast, cover local or state officials or agencies.
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971)Bivens, after all, has invoked judicial processes claiming entitlement to compensation for injuries resulting from allegedly lawless official behavior, if those injuries are properly compensable in money damages.
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