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Private Discrimination Actions Filed In Federal Court: Nonsubstantive Matters Affecting Liability And Relief, Gary J. Spahn, David E. Boone
Private Discrimination Actions Filed In Federal Court: Nonsubstantive Matters Affecting Liability And Relief, Gary J. Spahn, David E. Boone
University of Richmond Law Review
Confusion regarding who may be held liable and what relief may be sought is evident in the inconsistent and conflicting decisions of the federal courts in private actions which charge unlawful discrimination under color of state law. The cause of the confusion has little to do with whether in fact the plaintiff has been the victim of discrimination but may be attributed to the piecemeal development of what may be termed nonsubstantive matters which nevertheless substantially affect the issues of liability and relief.
Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Plaintiff's View, John D. Grad, Philip J. Hirschkop
Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Plaintiff's View, John D. Grad, Philip J. Hirschkop
University of Richmond Law Review
During the years of the Warren Court, much social progress was achieved in this country through litigation. In the areas of civil liberties and civil rights this was chiefly done through affirmative law suits brought in federal court under the Civil Rights Act of 1870. While this Act was not widely used in its first ninety years, its development in the last two decades has been remarkable. Suits under the Constitution and this Act have brought dramatic change in the fields of civil rights and civil liberties.