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

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monell_v._Department_of_Social_Services_of_the_City_of_New_York
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1978-01-11
gptkbp:citation 436 U.S. 658
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:date 1978-06-06
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell,_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:docketNumber 75-1914
gptkbp:fullName Monell et al. v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York et al.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalHolding Local governments can be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations resulting from official policy or custom.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan,_Jr.
gptkbp:overruledBy Monroe v. Pape (in part)
gptkbp:predecessor municipal liability under Section 1983
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1983
gptkbp:subject Civil rights
Section 1983 liability
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:437_U.S._478
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8