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Identifying State Actors In Constitutional Litigation: Reviving The Role Of Substantive Context, Michael L. Wells
Identifying State Actors In Constitutional Litigation: Reviving The Role Of Substantive Context, Michael L. Wells
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While most section 1983 suits are brought against local governments and officials, an increasing number of plaintiffs target private persons and businesses who have collaborated with government in one way or another. In such cases, plaintiffs claim that private entities have acted "under color of state law" in violation of the plaintiffs' rights. They must establish that the defendants are nonetheless "state actors" in order to prevail on the constitutional claims they raise. The broad range of cases includes, among others, efforts to obtain relief against creditors who use self-help remedies, litigation directed at persons who have cooperated with state …
Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Colloquium, Erwin Chemerinsky, Martin A. Schwartz
Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Colloquium, Erwin Chemerinsky, Martin A. Schwartz
Touro Law Review
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