Civil Suits for Violations of Civil Rights: Hearing and Markups Before the Subcommittee on Judicary [sic], Manpower, and Education and the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session on H.R. 3343 ... July 19 and October 24, 1979 |
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1st Sess access to federal Act of Congress acting under color action attorneys bill Chairman Civil Rights Act civil suits color of District Columbia Bar Columbia government Congress applicable exclusively CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressional Constitution and laws constitutional rights counsel Court of Appeals deprivation District citizens District of Colum District of Columbia District officials District residents enacted enforce federal courts federal district courts federal forum Fourteenth Amendment gentleman GRESS home rule immunities secured include the District intended Judge Newman Judith Rogers jurisdiction Justice Klux Klan Act Ku Klux Klan law or custom liability LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY THE LIBRARY MARMUR MAZZOLI McKinney ment persons acting prepared statement privileges protection provides purposes remedy revisory commission ROMANO L steering committee Stewart McKinney Subcommittee on Judiciary TEMPLE Thank tion Title 42 trict of Columbia U.S. Code United States Code VI District vindication violations Washington words or Territory
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Page 36 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory in the United States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or...
Page 38 - All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.
Page 66 - In compliance with clause 3 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed...
Page 66 - The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person: (1) To recover damages for injury to his person or property, or because of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States...
Page 36 - all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens...
Page 37 - ... such proceeding to be prosecuted in the several district or circuit courts of the United States, with and subject to the same rights of appeal, review upon error, and other remedies provided in like cases in such courts, under the provisions of the act of...
Page 57 - NAACP moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The...
Page 66 - Title 42 which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent; (3) To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States...
Page 61 - The United States courts are further above mere local influence than the county courts; their judges can act with more independence, cannot be put under terror, as local judges can; their sympathies are not so nearly identified with those of the vicinage; the jurors are taken from the State, and not the neighborhood; they will be able to rise above prejudices or bad passions or terror more easily.
Page 18 - The very purpose of § 1983 was to interpose the federal courts between the States and the people, as guardians of the people's federal rights — to protect the people from unconstitutional action under color of state law, "whether that action be executive, legislative or judicial.