The 1978 landmark case applying Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983, to municipalities and other local government units was:

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Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York is the landmark 1978 Supreme Court case that established that municipalities and other local government units could be sued under Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983, for constitutional violations when such actions are the result of official government policy or custom.

The 1978 Landmark Case Applying Title 42, U