Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)

Target entity: Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
Context triple: [42 U.S.C. § 1983, interpretedBy, Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)]

• A. Michigan v. Tucker
  Michigan v. Tucker is a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the exclusionary rule’s application to statements obtained without full Miranda warnings, holding that derivative evidence from such statements could still be admissible.
• B. Maryland v. Wirtz
  Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• C. South Dakota v. Dole
  South Dakota v. Dole is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power to condition federal highway funds on states adopting a minimum drinking age of 21, helping define the scope of the federal spending power.
• D. Near v. Minnesota
  Near v. Minnesota is a landmark 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied First Amendment free press protections to the states and established a strong presumption against prior restraint by government.
• E. Brandenburg v. Ohio
  Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
Target entity description: Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58 (1989), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that neither a State nor its officials acting in their official capacities are “persons” subject to damages liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

• A. Michigan v. Tucker
  Michigan v. Tucker is a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the exclusionary rule’s application to statements obtained without full Miranda warnings, holding that derivative evidence from such statements could still be admissible.
• B. Maryland v. Wirtz
  Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• C. South Dakota v. Dole
  South Dakota v. Dole is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power to condition federal highway funds on states adopting a minimum drinking age of 21, helping define the scope of the federal spending power.
• D. Near v. Minnesota
  Near v. Minnesota is a landmark 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied First Amendment free press protections to the states and established a strong presumption against prior restraint by government.
• E. Brandenburg v. Ohio
  Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
• F. None of above. chosen