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. § 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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