Civil Rights Actions: Enforcing the Constitution

by Pamela S. Karlan, Pamela S. Karlan, Peter W. Low

The Second Edition provides the most complete treatment available of the vindication of constitutional rights through money damages and the closely related subject of attorney's fees, as well as an introduction to injunctive practice and modern structural reform litigation. It focuses on 42 U.S.C. 1983 and related statutes that permit judicial vindication of civil rights without resort to administrative proceedings. The availability of attorney's fees is considered in detail, as is the relation of civil rights damages to the Eleventh Amendment. The book also provides an introduction to modern civil rights legislation and a look at structural reform injunctions.

Genres: Law

1015 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Pamela S. Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford Law School, cofounded the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, through which students litigate live cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Reviews

[Sawsan · Rating 3 out of 5]

text books are so not allowed on here (according to my rules) but this one just needed some recognition. no text book, legal or otherwise, has ever given me more trouble - its more likely the nature and complexity of civil rights actions than the language of the book itself but wow, you need a good 2-3 hours per case to really understand each opinion and the concurring/dissenting opinions.

the book covers 42 U.S.C. section 1983, 1981, 1982, 1985 and a bunch of others but focuses on the (very specific) circumstances in which government entities can be held liable and what immunities they have.

i'm looking forward to this final exam...wohoo!