Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 198 U.S. 45 204 U.S. 359, 363 218 U.S. 173, 177 348 U.S. 483, 488 353 U.S. 232, 238-239 393 U.S. 23 403 U.S. 431, 441-442 426 U.S. 794, 812 427 U.S. 297, 303 432 U.S. 333, 342-343 440 U.S. 93, 111 473 U.S. 432 504 U.S. 555, 560-561 505 U.S. 1, 10 508 U.S. 307, 313 520 U.S. 180, 189-190 526 U.S. 286, 291-292 526 U.S. 489 Circuit Courts 312 F.3d 220 379 F.3d 1208, 1218-1219 503 F.3d 813, 816 80 F. Supp. 2d 1101 388 F. Supp. 2d 1051, 1054-1065

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