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First Circuit Refuses to Recognize a Section 1981 Private Right of Action for Damages Against State Actors

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In a recent decision, Buntin v. City of Boston, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no implied private right of action for damages against state actors under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981. In reaching that...more

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