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Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled, 7–2, that a town and its police department could not be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for refusing to enforce a restraining order, even though the refusal led to the murders of a woman's three children by her estranged husband.
A restraining order issued by the Justice Court of Las Vegas. A restraining order or protective order [a] is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.
Colorado had a "mandatory arrest" statute for restraining order violations, which Gonzales argued gave her a property right in its enforcement, which is what she argued was violated (asides from the violation of the mandatory arrest provision - which wouldn't have been a matter for federal courts anyway). The issue of Federal enforcement of ...
Some victims of the mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado Springs last year plan to sue authorities for not trying to block the shooter from buying guns before the attack. According to legal ...
Nathan Gingles had previously surrendered firearms and ammunition as part of the terms ordered by the restraining order, the warrant says, citing a February 2024 incident report. The weapons were ...
Effective July 1, 2013, Colorado requires background checks for all firearm sales at the buyer's expense. Without exception, all transferees must complete a background check before they can obtain a firearm from a licensed gun dealer. [69] Transferees must also complete a background check in order to obtain a firearm from a private individual. [70]
The lower court then issued a temporary restraining order that reinstated Dellinger for 14 days. The DOJ appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals , which declined to lift the order on Sunday.
A civil gang injunction or CGI is a type of restraining order issued by courts in the United States prohibiting gang members in particular cities from participating in certain specified activities. It is based on the legal theory that gang activity constitutes a public nuisance that can prevent non–gang members of the community from enjoying ...