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Rep. Nadler @RepJerryNadler

Section 1983 originated from the unwillingness of state officials to protect and enforce the constitutional rights of African Americans after the Civil War. During this period, the Ku Klux Klan and its allies used racial violence and terror to undo the gains of Reconstruction. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 31, 2022

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In 1871, Congress passed one of the earliest civil rights laws in our Nation’s history—the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. Section 1 of that law, now codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1983, empowers individuals to sue state and local government officials who violate their federal rights. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 31, 2022

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Unfortunately, the accountability that Congress sought to achieve remains largely unrealized. This is, in large part, because of court decisions applying and expanding legal protections for defendants through the doctrine of qualified immunity. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 31, 2022