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The first requirement is known as the [[state action]] requirement.  Plaintiff must prove that conduct was "fairly attributable to the state," and attribution is limited because it "preserves an area of individual freedom by limiting the reach of federal law and federal judicial powers." ''Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., Inc.'', 457 U.S. 922, 936 (1982).

The first requirement is known as the [[state action]] requirement.  Plaintiff must prove that conduct was "fairly attributable to the state," and attribution is limited because it "preserves an area of individual freedom by limiting the reach of federal law and federal judicial powers." ''Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., Inc.'', 457 U.S. 922, 936 (1982).