Monroe v. Pape

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1961-02-20

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Mr. Justice Harlan, whom Mr. Justice Stewart joins, concurring. Were this case here as one of first impression, I would find the “under color of any statute” issue very close indeed. However, in Classic 1 and Screws 2 this Court considered a substantially identical statutory phrase to have a meaning…

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