Mr. Justice Marshall, dissenting. In determining whether to imply a private cause of action for damages under a statute that does not expressly authorize such a remedy, this Court has considered four factors: “First, is the plaintiff 'one of the class for whose especial benefit the statute was enacted/ — that is, does the statute create a federal right in favor of the plainti…
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