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Persons Who Are Not “Persons” | Season 2, Ep. 8
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Section 1983 says that “every person” acting under color of state law shall be liable for violating the Constitution. But in 1951, the Supreme Court began to rule that some officials weren’t “persons” within the meaning of Section 1983 and that those officials thus enjoy absolute immunity—no matter how malicious, corrupt, or unconstitutional their conduct may be. On Episode 8, we examine absolute immunity for legislators and judges.
Click here for transcript. Click here for Episode 1.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, and Stitcher.
62 episodes
Manage episode 299836213 series 2484502
Section 1983 says that “every person” acting under color of state law shall be liable for violating the Constitution. But in 1951, the Supreme Court began to rule that some officials weren’t “persons” within the meaning of Section 1983 and that those officials thus enjoy absolute immunity—no matter how malicious, corrupt, or unconstitutional their conduct may be. On Episode 8, we examine absolute immunity for legislators and judges.
Click here for transcript. Click here for Episode 1.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, and Stitcher.
62 episodes
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