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Subject:	Ashcroft named as top defendant in civil suit
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:11:10 GMT
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I found this interesting: http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/09/13/awadallah.suit/index.html We'll see how far it gets. I expect he'll be removed from the suit, after all, can't have our government officials held personally liable for what they do, now can we?

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		Re: Ashcroft named as top defendant in civil suit
(...) I didn't get from the article what the specific and direct role played by Ashcroft was. Is he only guilty for setting a cavalier tone within the federal law enforcement machine, or was it something more clear cut? Chris (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Ashcroft named as top defendant in civil suit
(...) statute: TITLE 42, CHAPTER 21, SUBCHAPTER I, Sec. 1983. Sec. 1983. - Civil action for deprivation of rights Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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