42 U.S.C. § 1983

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows injunctive relief
monetary damages
gptkbp:appliesTo persons acting under color of state law
gptkbp:category gptkb:Civil_rights_law
Federal law of the United States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Harlow_v._Fitzgerald
gptkb:Imbler_v._Pachtman
gptkb:Monell_v._Department_of_Social_Services
gptkb:Monroe_v._Pape
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_42_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:commonName Section 1983
gptkbp:compatibleWith federal officials
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1871
gptkbp:enables lawsuits against state and local officials
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 42 U.S.C. § 1983
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:providesFor civil action for deprivation of rights
gptkbp:subject absolute immunity for certain officials
qualified immunity doctrine
gptkbp:textBegins Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia...
gptkbp:usedFor redress of constitutional rights violations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5