Title:

John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al. v. Javaid Iqbal, et al.

Subject:

Question:

1. Whether a conclusory allegation that a cabinet- level officer or other high-ranking
official knew of, condoned, or agreed to subject a plaintiff to allegedly
unconstitutional acts purportedly committed by subordinate officials is sufficient to
state individual-capacity claims against those officials under Bivens.

2. Whether a cabinet-level officer or other high-ranking official may be held
personally liable for the allegedly unconstitutional acts of subordinate officials on the
ground that, as high-level supervisors, they had constructive notice of the
discrimination allegedly carried out by such subordinate officials.

Decisions:

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.