Cover Image

Section 1983 and the Spending Power : Enforcement of Federal "Laws".

Examines statutory context of 42 U.S. Code Section 1983 as derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1871, which authorizes civil suits against State and local officials for abridgement of constitutional freedoms while acting under color of local law. Reviews Supreme Court interpretation of Section 1983...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Civil procedure. Civil rights. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Similar Items

Awards of Attorney's Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.
Published: (1997)

Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.
Published: (2008)

Awards of Attorneys' Fees in Federal Courts and By Federal Agencies.
Published: (1979)

Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.
Published: (2008)

Analysis of the Civil Rights Sections of S. 1437, the "Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977," as Amended and Passed by the Senate on January 30, 1978.
Published: (1978)

Congress's Contempt Power : Law, History, Practice, and Procedure.
Published: (2008)

Legal Analysis of Alternative Enforcement Procedures Under Proposed Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1987.
Published: (1987)

Citizen Enforcement of Federal Laws Through Qui Tam Actions.
Published: (1976)

Mandatory Sentencing and the Requirements of the Eighth Amendment After Harmelin v. Michigan.
Published: (1991)

Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.
Published: (2006)

Civil RICO : An Overview of Recent Federal Case Law and Proposed Legislation.
Published: (1989)

Civil RICO : An Overview of Recent Federal Case Law and Proposed Legislation.
Published: (1988)

Civil RICO : An Overview of Recent Federal Case Law and Proposed Legislation.
Published: (1989)

Civil RICO and Protest Activity.
Published: (1989)

Legal Analysis of What Constitutes Reliance Under SEC Rule 10b-5.
Published: (1987)

Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.
Published: (2004)

Federal Civil Rights Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court During the 1988-89 Term.
Published: (1989)

Federal Tort Claims Act : Current Legislative and Judicial Issues.
Published: (2006)

Federal Tort Claims Act : Current Legislative and Judicial Issues.
Published: (2004)

Euthanasia and the Right To Die : Bibliography-in-Brief, 1983-1987.
Published: (1987)

Constitutional Standards and Procedures for the Involuntary Civil Commitment of the Mentally Ill.
Published: (1976)

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 : Legal Analysis of S. 557 and H.R. 1214, 100th Congress.
Published: (1987)

Future of Civil RICO after Sedima v. Imrex Co., Inc., 53 U.S.L.W. 5034 (June 25, 1985).
Published: (1985)

Renegotiation.
Published: (1977)

Securities Fraud and Civil RICO.
Published: (1989)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and State Authority : Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans.
Published: (1979)

Antitrust Law : Standing of Consumers To Sue for Damages (Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.).
Published: (1979)

Legal Analysis of H.R. 5490, a Bill To Clarify the Application of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Published: (1984)

Civil Rights Act of 1991 : A Legal Analysis of Various Proposals To Reform the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.
Published: (1991)

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985.
Published: (1986)

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985.
Published: (1986)

Civil Rights Legislation : Responses to Grove City College v. Bell.
Published: (1985)

Voting Rights Act of 1965 : A Legal Overview.
Published: (1991)

Homelessness and Commitment : The Cases of Joyce Brown (a/k/a Billie Boggs).
Published: (1988)

Civil Rights Legislation : Responses to Grove City College v. Bell.
Published: (1987)

Passports and the Right To Travel : A Study of Administrative Control of the Citizen.
Published: (1958)

Private Actions to Sue for Civil Rights Violations in Federally Assisted Programs After Alexander v. Sandoval.
Published: (2001)

Nomination of Robert H. Bork To Be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: (1987)

Indian Trust Fund Litigation : An Overview of Cobell v. Norton.
Published: (2005)

Indian Trust Fund Litigation : An Overview of Cobell v. Norton.
Published: (2004)