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· 2/21/1822

Browder v. McArthur

Citations

  • 20 U.S. 58
  • 5 L. Ed. 397
  • 7 Wheat. 58
  • 1822 U.S. LEXIS 257

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  • “[N]either a State nor its officials acting in their official capacities are ‘persons’ under § 1983.”

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