Sword and shield
Subtitle: a practical approach to Section 1983 litigation
By: edited by Mary Massaron Ross, Edwin P. Voss, Jr.
Contributors: Ross, Mary Massaron, 1951-; Voss, Edwin P.; American Bar Association. Section of State and Local Government Law.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: ABA Section of State and Local Government Law
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 556
Subjects: Tort liability of municipal corporations -- United States; State action (Civil rights) -- United States
Other titles: Sword & shield revisited.
Notes: Prev. ed.: Sword & shield revisited / edited by Mary Massaron Ross. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of Section 1983 litigation; title: Procedural guide to Section 1983 litigation in federal court; title: An introduction to state court Section 1983 litigation; title: Municipal liability under Section 1983; title: Fourth Amendment federalism? : the court's vacillating mistrust and trust of state search and seizure laws; title: The constitutional rights of public employees; title: The Section 1983 land use case; title: Students' constitutional rights in public schools; title: Individual immunity defenses under Section 1983.