Government Liability in Constitutional Litigation (LAW-873-001)
Dodd
Meets: 01:30 PM - 03:20 PM (T) - Room 501
Enrolled: 4 / Limit: 10
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Description
Allowing citizen-plaintiffs to sue the government when it abuses its authority has become an essential method of enforcing the Constitution and laws of the United States. This course will focus on the law of Section 1983, the primary vehicle citizens may use to vindicate their constitutional rights against state and local government officials and municipalities, and the line of cases, beginning with Bivens, which allow for lawsuits alleging the commission of constitutional torts by federal employees. Topics include the liability of government officials and municipalities, state sovereign immunity, individual immunity defenses, damages, and attorney's fees. In addition, the course will provide a specific analysis of how these cases actually are handled and of the important issues and strategies that civil rights attorneys must confront.
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Syllabus
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