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Monroe v. Pape - 365 U.S. 167 (1961) U.S. Supreme Court Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961) Monroe v. Pape No. 39 Argued November 8, 1960 Decided February 20, 1961 365 U.S. 167 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Under R.S. 1979, derived from 1 of the "Ku Klux Act" of April 20, 1871, petitioners (six Negro children and their parents) brought an action in a Federal District Court against the City of Chicago and 13 of its police officers for damages for violation of their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. They alleged that, acting "under color of the statutes, ordinances, regulations, customs and usages" of Illinois and the City of Chicago, but without any warrant for search or arrest, the police officers broke into petitioners' home in the early morning, routed them from bed, made them stand naked in the living room, and ransacked every room, emptying drawers and ripping mattress covers; that the father was taken to the po...
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