Williams v. Reed
| Williams v. Reed | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 7, 2024 Decided February 21, 2025 | |
| Full case name | Nancy Williams, et al. v. Greg Reed, Alabama Secretary of Workforce |
| Docket no. | 23-191 |
| Citations | 604 U.S. ____ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Johnson v. Alabama Secretary of Labor, Fitzgerald Washington, (Ala. 2023) |
| Holding | |
| Where a state court's application of a state exhaustion requirement in effect immunizes state officials from § 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts may not deny those § 1983 claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett (all only joining Part II) |
| Laws applied | |
| Ku Klux Klan Act | |
Williams v. Reed, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), is a decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that state laws requiring exhaustion of state administrative remedies are preempted by 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of the federal Ku Klux Klan Act when they prevent a state court from hearing claims challenging delays in the administrative process.