Section 1983 Litigation (Civil Rights Actions)

What is Section 1983? "Section 1983" refers to 42 U.S.C. 1983, the federal statute that enables you to file a civil action for deprivation of constitutional and federal statutory rights by persons acting under "color of law." Originally enacted in 1871, Section 1983 litigation experienced a period of dormancy, until 1961 and the landmark Supreme Court case, Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961), which gave private litigants a federal court remedy as a first resort rather than only in default of (or after) state action. Today, Section 1983 actions most commonly involve 1st Amendment issues like freedom of speech; 4th Amendment issues like search and seizure or use of force; 8th Amendment issues like cruel and unusual punishment; and 14th Amendment claims of due process violations."

• | Author: Federal Judicial Federal Judicial Center|Karen M. Karen M. Blum|Kathryn R. Urbonya, Penny Hill Press
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Aug 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 130 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537162381
• | ISBN-13: 9781537162386