Legal Opinion
Suter v. Artist M.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 25, 1992No. 90-1488PublishedCited by 602 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
This case raises the question whether private individuals have the right to enforce by suit a provision of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (Adoption Act or Act), 94 Stat. 500, 42 U. S. C. §§620-628, 670-679a, either under the Act itself or through an action under 42 U. S. C.
§ 1983.1 The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that 42 U. S. C. § 671(a)(15) contained an implied right of action, and that respondents could enforce this section of the Act through an action brought under §1983 as well. We hold that the Act does not create an enforceable right on behalf…
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