City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., No. 80-396 (U.S. Supreme Court) (453 U.S. 247; 101 S.Ct. 2748) (March 31, 1981) (Justice Blackmun)
In this case, the Court considered whether punitive damages may be awarded against municipalities under 42 US.C. ยง 1983. It began by noting that municipalities had long been held immune from punitive damages under the law of the "vast majority" of the states. (Id., at 259-60). It then surveyed the ...
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