Monell v. Department of Social Services

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	436 U.S. 658
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:courtTerm	1977 Term
gptkbp:date	1978-06-06
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Chief_Justice_Burger gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkbp:docketNumber	75-1914
gptkbp:fullName	Carmen Monell et al. v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York et al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Local governments can be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations resulting from official policy or custom.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Monell v. Department of Social Services
gptkbp:joinedBy	gptkb:Justice_Stevens gptkb:Justice_Stewart gptkb:Justice_Blackmun gptkb:Justice_Marshall gptkb:Justice_Powell gptkb:Justice_White
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Civil_Rights Section 1983 Municipal liability
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkbp:overruledBy	Monroe v. Pape (in part)
gptkbp:petitioner	Carmen Monell
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Monroe_v._Pape City of Canton v. Harris Owen v. City of Independence Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
gptkbp:response	Department of Social Services of the City of New York
gptkbp:subject	Liability of local governments for civil rights violations
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1983
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6