for Illinois State Bar Association
1. Newport v. Fact Concerts, No. 80-396 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 31, 1981, Argued , June 26, 1981, Decided
OVERVIEW: Because municipalities were immune from punitive damages under § 1983, a judgment awarding a concert promotion corporation punitive and compensatory damages from a municipality for threatening to cancel a concert was reversed.
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