rights secured by the Constitution
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From 341 U.S. 70 - United States v. Williams · 1951Most cited · 335 citing opinions
Section 241 applies only to interference with rights which arise from the relation of the victim and the Federal Government, and not to interference by State officers with rights which the Federal Government merely guarantees from abridgment by the States.