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Batson, Steve W. – 1985
"State action" is a term used to describe claims arising under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act for which a private party is seeking damages because the state has violated that party's civil rights. Cases are summarized illustrating the doctrine's evolution over the past century. The 1875 Civil…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
