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· 6/13/1977

Industrial Employers & Distributors Ass'n v. Smith

Citations

  • 431 U.S. 965
  • 53 L. Ed. 2d 1061

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  • damage action maintainable where actions “authorized, sanctioned or ratified by municipal officials or bodies functioning at a policy-making level”
  • fourteenth amendment cause of action lies

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