· 10/8/1956
McDonald ex rel. Mayfield v. Schneckloth
Citations
- 352 U.S. 854
- 1 L. Ed. 2d 64
- 77 S. Ct. 79
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 613
How courts have described this case
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- holding that courts as entities are not vulnerable to § 1983 suits, because they are protected by immunity under the Eleventh Amendment
- “A court is not a ‘person’ within the meaning of the Civil Rights Act.”
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