Root v. Territory of Guam

How courts have described this case

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• stating that a violation of a person’s right to • substantive due process “may require courts to void certain types of government action”
• stating that a violation of a person’s right to substantive due process “may require courts to void certain types of government action”
• holding applicable state personal injury statute of limitations determines length of limitation period within which to bring Title VI action
• finding that claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 2000d are governed by the same state limitations period applicable to claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
• noting plaintiff has constitutionally protected property interest if he has a reasonable expectation of receiving the benefit
• affirming and stating that the “district court held that since Title VI, like § 1983, involved a claim of discrimination in public employment, considerations of fairness and uniformity dictated the same statute of limitations apply to a Title VI claim as to a § 1983 claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).