It will not always be possible to sue under s 2(1), however.

Employees no longer have the right to sue under the common law in the Courts.

The court ruled two years ago that states could not be sued under the law.

You can't have a consequence for somebody without fear of getting sued under federal law.

People sue for damages under the civil laws of the state.

And he said there was no evidence that Congress intended to expand the right to sue under federal law.

In fact, immigrants can sue their sponsors for financial support under the new rules.

Congress had to specifically provide a basis for suing under the law, the brief said.

It was the first case in which judicial officials were personally sued under this act.

About half of the states have been successfully sued under this provision.