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42 U.S.C. ch. 11—Compensation for Disability or Death to Persons Employed at Military, Air, and Naval Bases Outside United States; 42 U.S.C. ch. 12—Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of Contractors with United States Outside United States; 42 U.S.C. ch. 13—School Lunch Programs; 42 U.S.C. ch. 13A—Child Nutrition
Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), is an opinion given by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court overruled Monroe v. Pape by holding that a local government is a "person" subject to suit under Section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code: Civil action for deprivation of rights. [1]
The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. [2] The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service). [3] This Act provided a legislative basis for the provision of public health services in the United States.
CFR Title 42 - Public Health is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 42 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding public health, including respirator rules and regulations moved from CFR Title 30 (including MSHA), to the Public Health Service (including NIOSH and the CDC).
Qualified immunity frequently arises in civil rights cases, [8] particularly in lawsuits arising under 42 USC § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents (1971). [9] Under 42 USC § 1983, a plaintiff can sue for damages when state officials violate their constitutional rights or other federal rights. The text of 42 USC § 1983 reads as ...
In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.
A few volumes of the official 2012 edition of the United States Code. The United States Code (formally The Code of Laws of the United States of America) [1] is the official codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States. [2] It contains 53 titles, which are organized into numbered sections. [3] [4]
The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Often referred to as "Section 1988," this law allows a federal court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing party in certain civil rights cases.