Difference between revisions of "42 U.S.C. § 1983"
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==Suits Against Federal Officers== | ==Suits Against Federal Officers== | ||
− | + | )</ref> An alternative remedial provision enacted by Congress may foreclose a ''Bivens'' action. <ref># Bush v. Lucas, 462 U.S. 367 (1983)</ref>. Finally, a ''Bivens" action may only be brought against individual officers, not against agencies.<ref>Correctional Services Corporation v. Malesko, 534 U.S. 61 (2001)</ref> | |
==Color of Law== | ==Color of Law== |