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Fordham Urban Law Journal
Civil Rights- Municipalities as Parties- Waiver of Sovereign Immunity by a State does not Give a Federal Cause of Action for Damages under Sections 1983 and 1988 of the Civil Rights Act: This Note evaluates the Supreme Court's holding in Moor v. Alameda with reference to the development of sections 1983 and 1988 of the Civil Rights Act through other relevant case law, such as Monroe v. Pape and United Mine Workers v. Gibbs. It then summarizes the holding, which limits persons deprived of civil rights by a municipal employee and who are seeking damages from the municipality in federal …
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Fordham Urban Law Journal
A look at the recent decisions in Chance v. Board of Examiners, 458 F.2d 1167 (2d Cir. 1972); Bullock v. Carter, 405 U.S. 134 (1972); Dunn v. Blumstein, 405 U.S. 330 (1972); Lamb v. Brown, 456 F.2d 18 (10th Cir. 1972); Perez v. United States, 402 U.S. 146 (1971); Oliver v. Postel, 30 N.Y.2d 171, 282 N.E.2d 306, 331 N.Y.S.2d 407 (1972); and Jefferson v. Hackney, 406 U.S. 535 (1972).