Murgia v. Langdon

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 12:20

Mother drowned children after police separated her and children from father; court rejects “legal requirement” exception to rule against liability for failure to act; rejects special-relationship exception on facts of case because officials did not have custody of the children, rejecting “de facto” custody argument; permits state created danger claim against officials who left children in situation more dangerous than one in which they found them; physical separation of father from children did not violate his right to familial association.

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