James Mahady

James Mahady

October 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court to Decide Whether Alabamans Must Wait for the State

In Williams, the Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Alabama properly imposed an "exhaustion requirement" on Section 1983 claims within the state—in other words, whether a state can deprive courts of jurisdiction over Section 1983 claims unless and until the plaintiff exhausts administrative remedies offered by the state.

By Stephen A. Miller and James Mahady

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