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Monell v. Department of Social Services

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

Municipalities are suable persons under Section 1983, but only for their own policies or customs, not on respondeat superior. The reason civil rights plaintiffs must prove a policy, and the name behind every Monell claim.

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