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Hampton v. Hanrahan

600 F.2d 600

1979

Overturned verdict in favor of police, prosecutor and FBI defendants in notorious police raid of Black Panther Party headquarters resulting in the murders of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, established several precedents with respect to 42 U.S.C.ยง 1983 conspiracy claims, government misconduct, and governmental use of informant-provocateurs.