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Prisoners' 1983
PRISONERS' 1983
BY J.D. Enquist
Ask what the most common lawsuit filed by prisoners is and instinctively the answer will be the "Prisoners' 1983."
The section 1983 is the result of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. The statute was originally enacted by Congress under Section 5 of the …
BY J.D. Enquist
Ask what the most common lawsuit filed by prisoners is and instinctively the answer will be the "Prisoners' 1983."
The section 1983 is the result of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. The statute was originally enacted by Congress under Section 5 of the …
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