Held:
1. The District Court erred in dismissing the indictment in No. 60 insofar as
it charged the private defendants with substantive violations of § 242. Pp. 383
U. S.
794<https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/383/787/case.html#794>-796.
(a) "To act under color' of law does not require that the accused be an officer
of the State. It is enough that he is a willful participant in joint activity
with the State or its agents." Pp. 383 U. S.
794<https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/383/787/case.html#794>-795.
Page 383 U. S. 788
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From: NELSON DICE <nelsondice@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:31:02 PM
To: NELSON DICE <nelsondice@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Joint actors
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