Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales

545 U.S. 748 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

The plaintiff lacked a procedural due-process property interest in police enforcement of a restraining order under the law at issue.

Scope and limitations: Does not negate statutory duties, tort remedies, equal-protection claims or policy obligations in other jurisdictions.

Open authoritative source

3 issue placements

Community Violence Intervention & Victim Services

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Community Violence Intervention & Victim Services. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Does not negate statutory duties, tort remedies, equal-protection claims or policy obligations in other jurisdictions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Gender-Based Safety

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Gender-Based Safety. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Does not negate statutory duties, tort remedies, equal-protection claims or policy obligations in other jurisdictions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Institutional Protection, Justice, Survivor Remedy & Redress

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Institutional Protection, Justice, Survivor Remedy & Redress. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Does not negate statutory duties, tort remedies, equal-protection claims or policy obligations in other jurisdictions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.