Supreme Court of the United States
Wilkie v. Robbins
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- June 25, 2007
- Case
- Wilkie v. Robbins
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Scalia joins, concurring. The Court correctly concludes that Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), does not supply a cause of action in this case. I therefore join its opinion. I write separately because I would not extend Bivens even if its reasoning logically applied to this case. "Bivens is a relic of the h…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | David Hackett Souter | June 25, 2007 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 25, 2007 |
| Concurrence in part | Not attributed | June 25, 2007 |