supreme court case that deals with section 1983 violations
Monroe v. Pape Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case that considered the application of federal civil rights law to constitutional violations by city employees. The case was significant because it held that 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983, a statutory provision from 1871, could be used to sue state officers who violated a plaintiff's constitutional rights. ยง 1983 had previously been a relatively obscure and little-used statute, but since Monroe it has become a central part of United States civil rights law.