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The Risk Of Complaining- Retaliation, Ivan E. Bodensteiner Jan 2011

The Risk Of Complaining- Retaliation, Ivan E. Bodensteiner

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Congress Needs To Repair The Court's Damage To § 1983, Ivan E. Bodensteiner Jan 2010

Congress Needs To Repair The Court's Damage To § 1983, Ivan E. Bodensteiner

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Today it is not unusual for a § 1983 plaintiff to establish a violation of the U.S. Constitution and resulting injuries, yet be denied damages because of the Supreme Court's misinterpretation of the 1871 statute. This anomaly is the result of several defenses created by the Court, including absolute and qualified immunity, the rejection of respondeat superior liability for municipalities, and the expansion of sovereign immunity, based, in part, on a misinterpretation of the Eleventh Amendment. Several other rulings of the Court narrow the circumstances under which private parties are subject to § 1983 liability, refuse to exempt § 1983 …


Review Of David E. Bernstein's "You Can't Say That!--The Growing Threat To Civil Liberties From Antidiscrimination Laws", Ivan E. Bodensteiner Jan 2005

Review Of David E. Bernstein's "You Can't Say That!--The Growing Threat To Civil Liberties From Antidiscrimination Laws", Ivan E. Bodensteiner

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Civil Liberties: Adherence To Established Principles, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson Jan 1982

Civil Liberties: Adherence To Established Principles, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

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