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What is Section 1983?

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What is Section 1983?

What is Section 1983?

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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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