{"id":6993,"date":"2017-11-06T18:46:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6993"},"modified":"2017-12-25T03:56:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T03:56:22","slug":"constitutional-tort-a-violation-of-ones-constitutional-rights-by-a-government-officer-redressable-by-a-civil-action-filed-directly-against-the-officer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6993","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Tort – a violation of one’s constitutional rights by a government officer, redressable\u00a0by a civil action filed directly against the officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

constitutional tort<\/span>:
\n<\/strong><\/span>(1966)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0A violation of one’s constitutional rights by a government officer, redressable\u00a0<\/strong>by a civil action filed directly against the officer.\u00a0 A constitutional tort committed under\u00a0<\/strong>color of state law <\/strong>(such as a civil rights violation)<\/em> is actionable under 42 USCA \u00a7 1983<\/a>.<\/strong>\u2014 Sometimes (informally) shortened to contort<\/em><\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Color of Law Crimes<\/a> are an example of a\u00a0crime<\/a>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>a constitutional tort.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Color of Law Crimes<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0abuse of authority by government official(s) by using of the appearance (\u201ccolor\u201d) of law in order to deprive someone of a right or commit fraud.\u00a0<\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[1<\/strong>]:\u00a0Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[2]: Definition of \u201cColor of Law Crime\u201d by\u00a0Distance Everheart<\/a>\u00a0(Founder of\u00a0Wild Willpower<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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