District of Columbia v. Carter

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• holding that because § 1983 proscribes discriminatory conduct “accomplished under the color of the law of any State,” it “does not reach . . . actions of the Federal Government and its officers”
• noting that. § 1983 was “designed primarily in response to the unwillingness or inability of the state governments to enforce their own laws against those violating the civil rights of other's”
• explaining that the legislative history and purpose of Section 1983 was to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment
• holding, on basis of historical factors, that section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code, prior to its amendment in 1979, did not apply to the District
• holding, on basis of historical factors, that section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code, prior to its amendment in 1979, did not apply to the District
• holding § 1983 inapplicable to the District of Columbia and members of its police department

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