Constitutional litigation under [section] 1983
By: Mark R. Brown, Kit Kinports.
Contributors: Kinports, Kit.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Newark, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9781422425459
Subjects: State action (Civil rights) -- United States -- Cases; Constitutional torts -- United States -- Cases; Government litigation -- United States -- Cases
Genres: Cases.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Official liability for constitutional wrongs; title: Official immunities; title: Sovereign immunity; title: Local liability; title: The relationship between state and federal law in Section 1983 litigation; title: Remedies under Section 1983; title: Federal abstention in favor of state; title: Proceedings; title: Prior and parallel state proceedings; title: Attorney's fees.