City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
| Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams | |
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| Argued January 19, 2005 Decided March 22, 2005 | |
| Full case name | City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams |
| Docket no. | 03-1601 |
| Citations | 544 U.S. 113 (more) 125 S. Ct. 1453; 161 L. Ed. 2d 316 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Abrams v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 354 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 542 U.S. 965 (2004). |
| Subsequent | On remand, 406 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2005). |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Breyer, joined by O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in judgment) |
| Laws applied | |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Telecommunications Act | |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams, 544 U.S. 113 (2005), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the Telecommunications Act (TCA) precluded damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because it provided a comprehensive remedial scheme. Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams is a part of the Sea Clammers Doctrine line of cases.