42 U.S.C. § 1401
Section 1401 · 1401 to 1404. Omitted
Applied in 199 court decisions — leading case Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham (1969)
Most recently applied in Haywood v. Chicago Housing Authority (September 2016)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 42 U.S.C. § 1983 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1343
How often courts cite this section
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