Monell v. Department of Social Services 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
MONELL v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
In 1961, monroe v. pape had held municipalities effectively immune from suit under section 1983, title 42, united states code. Monell reinterpreted the legislative history relied upon in Monroe to conclude that municipalities may be sued under section 1983 but are liable only for acts constituting official policy. Not every violation of federal rights by municipal employees gives rise to an action against the municipality.
Theodore Eisenberg
(1986)
More From encyclopedia.com
Ku Klux Klan Act , Ku Klux Klan Act (1871)
Julie Davies
The Enforcement Act (17 Stat. 13), commonly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act or the Civil Rights Act of 1871, was a… Brief for the Petitioners , Brief for the Petitioners
In the Supreme Court of the United States
October Term, 1963
No. 39
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, PETITIONER,
V.
L. B. SULLIV… Sectionalism , SECTIONALISM is identification with a geographic section of the United States and the cultural, social, economic, and political interests of that sec… United States Code , CODE, U.S.
CODE, U.S. The United States Code is a large, multi-volume consolidation and codification of the general and permanent laws of the United… Section , Skip to main content
section
section •ashen, fashion, passion, ration •abstraction, action, attraction, benefaction, compaction, contraction, counter… States Rights , "States' rights" is better understood not as a term of art denoting a constitutional principle but as a slogan with tactical value in political contr…
About this article
Monell v. Department of Social Services 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Monell v. Department of Social Services 436 U.S. 658 (1978)