A Suit Against a City Based on Injuries Received Because

question 19

Multiple Choice

A suit against a city based on injuries received because of police brutality is most likely to be brought in federal court under

• A) the Fourteenth Amendment.
• B) 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
• C) the Federal Tort Claims Act.
• D) the Moss-Magnusson Act.

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