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Federal Officials Subject to Suit for Damages

In this landmark ruling the U.S. Supreme Court held that damages
can be recovered from a complaint that states a federal cause of action
under the Fourth Amendment if injury can be proven. This was the first
time the Supreme Court upheld the right to sue federal officials for
damages ...

 

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