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  2. Ku Klux Klan Act - Wikipedia

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    Section 1 (42 USC § 1983) [ edit ] Section 1 of the Act, which has since been amended and codified as section 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. § 1983) and is also known simply as "Section 1983", authorized monetary and injunctive relief against anyone who, acting under the authority of state law, deprived a person of rights guaranteed ...

  3. Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York

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    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]

  4. Qualified immunity - Wikipedia

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    Qualified immunity frequently arises in civil rights cases, [7] particularly in lawsuits arising under 42 USC § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents (1971). [8] 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 ...

  5. Will v. Michigan Department of State Police - Wikipedia

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    The Court of Claims, relying on a judgment in Will's favor by the Michigan Civil Service Commission, found that the police department and the director were "persons" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that the denial of the promotion was a violation of the Constitution of the United States. Section 1983 provides:

  6. Title 42 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    Title 42 of the United States Code is the United States Code dealing with public health, social welfare, and civil rights. Parts of Title 42 which formerly related to the US space program have been transferred to Title 51 .

  7. Pierson v. Ray - Wikipedia

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    Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court first introduced the justification for qualified immunity for police officers from being sued for civil rights violations under Section 1983, by arguing that "[a] policeman's lot is not so unhappy that he must choose between being charged with dereliction of duty if he does not arrest when he had ...

  8. Williams v. Washington - Wikipedia

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    In the time since its passing, Section 1983 has become the most widely used civil rights enforcement statute. In Haywood v. Drown, the Supreme Court held that Section 1983 suits may be heard in either state or federal courts. The laws of Alabama provide for an unemployment compensation benefits scheme. Any Alabama resident seeking such benefits ...

  9. Monroe v. Pape - Wikipedia

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    The case was significant because it held that 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a statutory provision from 1871, could be used to sue state officers who violated a plaintiff's constitutional rights. [3] § 1983 had previously been a relatively obscure and little-used statute, but since Monroe it has become a central part of United States civil rights law.