42 U.S. Code 1983 Defendants once again file demurrer Relied in part on DeShaney v. Winnebago County 1989. It forbids the state to deprive individuals of life, liberty or property without 'due process of law' but its language cannot fairly be extended to impose an affirmative obligation on the State to ensure that those interests do not come to harm through other means. Court sustained the demurrer and dismissed the case. Plaintiffs are appealing. Appeals Court will probably not hear case until 2000.
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