In '' Baker v. McCollan'', 443 U.S. 137, 142 (1979), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held in [[dictum]] that a violation of state law cannot establish a basis for a [[Section 1983]] claim.
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In '''''Baker v. McCollan''''', 443 U.S. 137, 142 (1979), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held in [[dictum]] that a violation of state law cannot establish a basis for a [[Section 1983]] claim.
Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the 6-3 Court, with the [[liberal]] Justices dissenting.
Justice [[William Rehnquist]] wrote the opinion for the 6-3 Court, with the [[liberal]] Justices dissenting.