· 3/25/1986
Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
Citations
- 475 U.S. 469
- 106 S. Ct. 1292
- 89 L. Ed. 2d 452
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 33
- 54 U.S.L.W. 4289
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- \[M]unicipal liability under § 1983 attaches where-and only where-a deliberate choice to follow a course of action is made from among various alternatives by the official or officials responsible for establishing final policy with respect to the subject matter in question\
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Judges: Brennan, Ii-A, Ii-C, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Ii-B, Powell, Burger, Rehnquist
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