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1. D.C. v. Carter, No. 71-564 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 6, 1972, Argued , January 10, 1973, Decided

OVERVIEW: A citizen could not maintain an action against the District of Columbia under § 1983 for deprivation of civil rights because the District of Columbia was not a "State or Territory" within the meaning of the statute.

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