"This student-focused treatise provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive, and readable overview of the doctrine, policy, history, and theory of civil rights and constitutional litigation under Section 1983 and its Bivens federal counterpart. The book works for dedicated civil rights courses and larger federal courts classes; it can function as a primary assignment, as an assigned or recommended case and statutory supplement to a casebook or case materials, and as a supplemental study guide for students wanting ...
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"This student-focused treatise provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive, and readable overview of the doctrine, policy, history, and theory of civil rights and constitutional litigation under Section 1983 and its Bivens federal counterpart. The book works for dedicated civil rights courses and larger federal courts classes; it can function as a primary assignment, as an assigned or recommended case and statutory supplement to a casebook or case materials, and as a supplemental study guide for students wanting additional background, context, and synthesis of the material"--
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2017056245 Type of material Book Personal name Wasserman, Howard M., author. Main title Understanding civil rights litigation / Howard M. Wasserman, Professor of Law, FIU College of Law. Edition Second edition. Published/Produced Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2018] Description xvi, 341 pages; 26 cm. ISBN 9781531003661 9781531003678 (eISBN) LC classification KF4749. W38 2018 Summary "This book provides an overview of civil rights and constitutional litigation under Section 1983 and its Bivens federal counterpart. The book is written for courses on Civil Rights Litigation and Federal Courts"--Provided by publisher. Contents Federal civil rights legislation: history, themes, and principles--State action and "under color" of state law--Rights, privileges, or immunities secured--Claims against federal officials--Individual immunities--Government entity liability--Civil Rights Procedure--Abstention--Remedies. LC Subjects Civil rights--United States. Civil procedure--United States. Form/Genre Textbooks. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Other edition Revision of: Wasserman, Howard M. Understanding civil rights litigation. New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis, [2013]. (DLC) 2013014377. 9780769845838. Series Understanding series Dewey class no. 342.7308/5 Geographic area code n-us---Content type text Media type unmediated Carrier type volume
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