State Authority to Protect Civil Rights
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Summary
The bill amends federal criminal civil-rights statutes 18 U.S.C. 241 (conspiracy against rights) and 242 (deprivation of rights under color of law) to authorize state attorneys general to bring civil actions in federal district court on behalf of residents. Under the bill, a state attorney general with reasonable cause to believe a person has been injured by conduct violating these sections may sue as parens patriae, and courts could award injunctive relief and, where malicious, oppressive, or reckless conduct is shown, compensatory or punitive damages. The bill also restructures each section into subsections (a) for prohibited activities and penalties and (b) for the new state enforcement authority.
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