Congress acted similarly under President Ulysses S. Grant, suspending habeas corpus in parts of South Carolina under the Civil Rights Act of 1871.

Congress could, in theory, do something. A trio of Democrats last year reintroduced the Bivens Act, which would insert federal officials acting under color of law into the Civil Rights Act of 1871.

When assessing whether 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which was first enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, can be used to enforce Medicaid’s free choice of provider requirement, the Court ...

They used what’s known as Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 to challenge state actions in federal court.

Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, known formally as 42 U.S.C. §1983, is a federal law that allows for the suing of state and local government officials for violating constitutional ...

The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, is about whether low-income Medicaid patients can sue under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 to pick their qualified healthcare ...

The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers on whether low-income Medicaid patients can sue under what is known as Section 1983 – part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 – in ...

Congress acted similarly under President Ulysses S. Grant, suspending habeas corpus in parts of South Carolina under the Civil Rights Act of 1871.