Section 1983 covers any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof.
Wheeldin v. Wheeler, 373 U.S. 647 (1963):
“Congress made liable in civil suits ‘every person’ who ‘under color’ of any state... ... law deprives anyone of a right ‘secured by the Constitution and laws’ of the United States”.
American Bar Association // Section of Labor and Employment Law Equal Employment Opportunity Committee //EEO Law Basics// Spring 2006
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