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Title: What is Section 1983? Post by: animegirl1993 on Nov 1, 2013 What is Section 1983?
Title: Re: What is Section 1983? Post by: padre on Nov 1, 2013 Section 1983 allows any person within the United States to sue a government official for depriving them of a constitutional right. For example, if a prison guard beats assaults a prisoner, then he could sue under 1983 for having had his 8th Amendment right to be free of cruel and unusual punishments violated.
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