Persons Who Are Not "Persons": Absolute Individual Immunity under Section 1983.

Nahmod, Sheldon H.

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ERIC Number: EJ204776

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Publication Date: 1978

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Persons Who Are Not "Persons": Absolute Individual Immunity under Section 1983.

Nahmod, Sheldon H.

DePaul Law Review, v28 n1 p1-32 Fall 1978

Examines the issue of absolute individual immunity under section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code. Explores the doctrine's historical background, the distinction between actions for damages and injunctions, and projects the doctrine's future effect. Available from DePaul Law Review, DePaul University College of Law, 25 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604; sc $5.00. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility, Legislators, Public Officials

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Language: English

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