[Download] "Rethinking Prisoner Litigation: Shifting from Qualified Immunity to a Good Faith Defense in (Section) 1983 Prisoner Lawsuits." by Notre Dame Law Review * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Rethinking Prisoner Litigation: Shifting from Qualified Immunity to a Good Faith Defense in (Section) 1983 Prisoner Lawsuits.
- Author : Notre Dame Law Review
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 326 KB
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INTRODUCTION The vindication of constitutional and federal statutory rights is a significant source of litigation in federal courts. Section 1983 of Title 42 (1) of the United States Code provides an avenue of redress for citizens whose constitutional or federal statutory rights have been violated under color of state law. (2) Section 1983 has been used to enforce such rights, especially by plaintiffs who otherwise might not have the ability to seek effective redress. (3) Prisoners constitute one such class of plaintiffs, (4) as most of their interactions with prison officials involve action under color of state law. (5)