*380 Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 1983 provides a cause of action against state actors who violate an individual’s rights under federal law. 42 U. S. C. § 1983 . At common law, those who carried out the work of government enjoyed various protections from liability when doing so, in…
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