The 9th Circuit has now issued its en banc opinion in the social worker immunity case, previously discussed here. It reversed earlier 9th Circuit precedent and held that social workers are not immune under § 1983 for investigatory conduct and other discretionary decisions about whether to pursue dependency proceedings. This is the issue that was before […]
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