Keith Hudson
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Keith Hudson is a Louisiana state prisoner whose excessive-force claim against prison guards led to the landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hudson v. McMillian, which clarified that significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment violation.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Louisiana state prisoner
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person ⓘ |
| alleged | use of excessive force by prison guards ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights litigation
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constitutional law ⓘ prisoners’ rights ⓘ |
| associatedCourtDecision | Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 (1992) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeAtSupremeCourt | prevailed in part in Hudson v. McMillian ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| constitutionalProvisionInvoked | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRightAsserted | right to be free from excessive physical force by prison officials ⓘ |
| countryOfLegalProceedings | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionClarified | extent of force, not extent of injury, is central to Eighth Amendment excessive-force analysis ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent federal prisoner civil-rights litigation standards ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaim | Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim ⓘ |
| legalImpact | clarified standards for prisoner excessive-force claims under the Eighth Amendment ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleEstablished | significant injury is not required to establish an Eighth Amendment excessive-force violation ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTimeOfCase | convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| litigantType | incarcerated plaintiff ⓘ |
| notableFor | excessive-force claim against prison guards ⓘ |
| opposingPartyInCase |
John McMillian
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana prison officials ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Hudson v. McMillian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsImplicated | freedom from cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ |
| roleInCase | petitioner in Hudson v. McMillian ⓘ |
| stateOfLegalProceedings | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfSupremeCourtDecision | 1992 ⓘ |
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