LexisNexis eCommerce

  • Constitutional Litigation Under Section 1983 Second Edition 2008
 
 
Area of Interest
Area of Law
Jurisdiction
Software

Book

Constitutional Litigation Under Section 1983 Second Edition 2008

Mark R. Brown, Newton D. Baker/Baker and Hostetler Chair of Law, Capital University Law School;
Kit Kinports, Polisher Family Distinquished Faculty Scholar & Professor of Law, Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law


Availability: In Stock
Publisher :LexisNexis
Format: BOOK
ISBN: 9781422425459
2008
  $115.00
Less More


    Constitutional Litigation Under § 1983 exhaustively analyzes the varied problems that arise in civil rights suits alleging violations of the United States Constitution. The cases, questions, and commentary not only survey the stumbling blocks plaintiffs and defendants are likely to encounter in this type of federal litigation, but also address peculiar problems that tend to arise with specific constitutional rights - such as the Fourth Amendment's proscription on unreasonable searches and seizures, the Fifth Amendment's requirement of just compensation, and the Due Process Clause's requirements for properly extracting taxes. Topics include:

  • The elements of a § 1983 claim;
  • Sovereign immunity and the Eleventh Amendment's protection of state governments;
  • Local government liability for constitutional wrongs;
  • The availability of damages, declaratory judgments, and injunctive relief;
  • Absolute and qualified immunities for governmental officials;
  • Exhaustion of remedies before state agencies and courts;
  • Choice of law issues;
  • Res judicata and collateral estoppel;
  • Federal abstention doctrines;
  • The availability of relief against private persons; and
  • The availability of fee-shifting for successful litigants.

    This new book focuses on the particular problems that arise in litigation against states, local governments, and their agents under the United States Constitution. Constitutional Litigation Under § 1983 is constructed to serve as the principal reading for a two- or three-hour course. The book uses the United States Constitution as a tool to convey to the student a succinct understanding of the policies, procedures, problems, and precedents that surround federal litigation with the government.

    The Appendix to Constitutional Litigation Under § 1983 includes the text of relevant provisions in the United States Constitution, together with the text of pertinent statutes and procedural rules. Constitutional Litigation Under § 1983 is also accompanied by a comprehensive Teacher's Manual (available only to professors).

    Professors and adjunct professors may request complimentary examination copies of LexisNexis law school publications to consider for class adoption or recommendation. Please identify the book(s) you wish to receive, provide your institutional contact information, and submit your request here.

    •  

     

Products to Consider

Collier Pamphlet 2009 Edition, Part 2
Part two of a three-part indispensable resource, the Collier Pamphlet Edition, ...

Contract Lawsuits: Trial Strategies and Techniques, Second Edition
Contract Lawsuits: Trial Strategies and Techniques, Second Edition is the only ...

Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Georgia practitioners know there is only one source they can trust for annotated ...

Tennessee Court Rules Annotated, 2009 Edition
Note: The price displayed for this product is for customers residing in Tennessee. ...

Tennessee Law of Evidence, Fifth Edition
In this new Fifth Edition , the authors retain the comprehensive scope of Paine's ...

New Products

Civil Rights Actions
 Turn to Civil Rights Actions, a comprehensive, up-to-date treatise ...

Privacy Law and the USA PATRIOT Act
 National Security and Privacy Law After 9/11 – Can you protect your clients’ ...

 
 
 
 
Copyright © LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.