Joseph Walton, as Next Friend of Christopher Walton, a Minor v. Alma Alexander, Alma Alexander

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1995-02-17

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: [Njothing in the language of the Due Process Clause itself requires the State to *1299 protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens against invasion by private actors. The Clause is phrased as a limitation on the State’s power to act, not as a guarantee of certain minimal levels of safety and security. It forbids th…

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