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Sen. Hashim: H.849 would let Vermonters sue for federal constitutional violations in state court
Summary
Sen. Hashim said H.849 creates a state-court private right of action modeled on 42 U.S.C. §1983 to allow persons in Vermont to sue individuals acting under color of law — potentially including federal employees — for alleged U.S. constitutional violations; the Senate ordered third reading after debate and a roll-call vote of 23–7.
Sen. Hashim, the senator from Windham, presented H.849 to the floor, describing it as a statutory vehicle modeled on the federal statute 42 U.S.C. §1983 that would allow persons in Vermont to bring claims in state court for alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution by individuals acting "under color" of law.
"H.849 provides that path to relief in Vermont by committing lawsuits to be filed in State Court if the underlying claim involves a Federal constitutional violation," Hashim said, adding that plaintiffs could still…
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