Civil rights enforcement / Scott Michelman, Legal Co-Director, American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, Lecturer on Law (Spring Terms 2015-21), Harvard Law School
PROLOGUE : WHY CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION? -- The Rise of 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 -- Constitutional Claims Against Federal Officers -- Sovereign Immunity and Suits Against States -- Individual Defenses: Absolute Immunity, Qualified Immunity, and the -- Limits on Supervisory Liability -- Municipal Liability -- Introduction to Statutory Remedies for Private Discrimination -- Implied Rights of Action -- Enforcement of Federal Statutory Rights Via sec. 1983 -- Damages -- Attorneys' Fees -- Equitable Relief and Justiciability -- Institutional Reform
"Law school casebook covering a broad range of civil rights/liberties issues"-- Provided by publisher
