Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.
- Decided
- June 25, 1982
- Docket
- 80-1730
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 4,631 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that an individual acts under col- or of law under § 1983 where she acts with state officials or with significant state aid — Doe v. Constant (2009)
- holding that a § 1983 claim requires a showing that "the conduct allegedly causing the deprivation of [the plaintiff's rights] be fairly attributable to the State" — (untitled) (1998)
- holding that a person could be a state actor “because he has acted together with or has obtained significant aid from state officials” — Bagley v. Blagojevich (2011)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution provides in part:
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the [*924] United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
Statutes cited
- 42 U.S.C. § 1983
- 8 U.S.C. § 43
- 18 U.S.C. § 242
- 18 U.S.C. § 52
Cite this
Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., 457 U.S. 922 (1982)Read the full opinion
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