Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 29, 1980No. 80-1348PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The primary question in this appeal is whether the United- States has implied authority to sue a city and its officials for an injunction against violations of the fourteenth amendment rights of individuals. The government argues that both the criminal provisions of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1870, 18 U.S.C. §§ 242 and 241, and the fourteenth amendment itself give rise to an implied right of action. We also must decide whether the government has stated a claim for relief under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by138 opinions
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