Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the Court held that States and their officials acting in their official capacity are not persons when sued for monetary damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
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Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the Court held that States and their officials acting in their official capacity are not persons when sued for monetary damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
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Will v. Michigan Dept. of Stat ...... the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
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Neither States nor state offic ...... ing sued for monetary damages.
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Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens
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Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
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Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police
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Will v. Michigan Dept. of Stat ...... the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
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Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
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Ray Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, et al.
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