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Important Case to Know

 Important Case to Know

These are just the core foundations, civil rights law under Section 1983 is deep, but mastering these gives a self represented a significant strategic advantage over attorneys. Here are the direct links:

1. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 — The Statute Itself https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1983 (Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute, free, authoritative)

2. Monell v. Department of Social Services (1978) — Municipal Liability https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/436/658/ (Full Supreme Court opinion on Justia, free)

3. Harlow v. Fitzgerald (1982),  Qualified Immunity Standard https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/800/ (Full Supreme Court opinion on Justia, free)

4. Ashcroft v. Iqbal (2009), Federal Pleading Standards https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/556/662/ (Full Supreme Court opinion on Justia, free)

5. Martin A. Schwartz, "Section 1983 Litigation" (Federal Judicial Center) https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2012/Sec19832.pdf (Free PDF from the Federal Judicial Center, this is the gold standard guide used by federal judges and attorneys)

Bonus, Free Resource Naomi Should Bookmark: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/section_1983 Cornell's plain-language overview of Section 1983 — great for quick reference.

Harlow v. Fitzgerald


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