Legal Opinion
United States v. Solomon
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1977No. 76-2184PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The question we must decide is whether the Attorney General of the United States, without specific statutory authorization, has the right to bring suit on behalf of the United States against three state officials, responsible for the operation of a state hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally retarded persons, to redress the alleged deprivation of Eighth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the patients. The district court concluded that he did not and it dismissed the complaint. We agree, and we therefore affirm.
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The dismissed complaint alleges…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Heckman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by42 opinions
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