Legal Opinion
Buntin v. City of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 15, 2017No. 16-2265PPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal causes us to decide a question of first impression in this circuit. We hold that a plaintiff may not bring claims for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against state actors, including defendants sued in their official capacities as government officials—here, employees of the City of Boston. This result is required by Jett v. Dallas Independent School District, in which the Supreme Court held that § 1981 does not provide an implied private right of action for damages against such officials and that “the express cause of action for damages .created by [42 U.S.C.] §…
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