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so section 1983 it’s actually it’s a
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statutory means by which an individual
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can assert their constitutional rights
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uh so if a police officer for example
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has violated our our our rights through
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excessive force or through an illegal
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search and seizure that’s written in the
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Constitution we have amendments in the
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Constitution 1983 is a statute that
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allows you as an individual to file a
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lawsuit based on the deprivation of that
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statutory right and importantly it’s
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generally a lawsuit for money damages
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now States entities they can file
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constitutional claims against the
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government you know to to stop attacks
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from going into effect something like
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that but without 1983 an individual
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who’s had their constitutional rights
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violated has no remedy
