Monell v. Department of Soc. Servs. of New York, No. 75-1914 (U.S. Supreme Court) (436 U.S. 658; 98 S.Ct. 2018) (June 6, 1978) (Justice Brennan)
In this seminal case on the scope of municipal liability in a civil rights lawsuit and the availability of the defense of absolute and/or municipal liability, the Court held that a municipality and its officials can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 but only "when execution of a ...
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