I. Introduction

• Library: Municipal Law Deskbook (ABA) (2015 Ed.)

I. INTRODUCTION

Liability in court is an issue that concerns governments everywhere. Various statutes provide a cause of action to private parties to enforce their federal constitutional rights, federal statutory rights, and some state rights, against defendants who acted under color of state law. Those defendants are usually state and municipal officials and entities. These claims are filed in federal and state courts by various kinds of claimants, including those alleging employment claims, Americans...