Suing the government for civil rights violations

LIST Code

TO-04-07-00-00

Title

Suing the government for civil rights violations

Definition

This category covers a person's options to sue the government for possible civil rights violations they have suffered by a government agency or official. This might be called a Section 1983 lawsuit. It might involve lawsuits against the police for the use of excessive force.

Terms within it

• Getting civil rights lawyer's fees paid
• Misconduct cases against police or prosecutors

Other Taxonomy Terms

These terms in other taxonomies are equivalent to this term. They are mapped to each other.

• NSMI v1 Taxonomy: 2011100

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