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State action doctrine is a legal principle that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] applies only to state and local governments, not to private entities.  Under state action doctrine, private parties outside of government do not have to comply with procedural or substantive due process under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].  For example, the [[First Amendment]] does not apply to private schools because they are not part of state or local government.  

'''State action doctrine''' is a legal principle that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] applies only to state and local governments, not to private entities.  Under state action doctrine, private parties outside of government do not have to comply with procedural or substantive due process under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].  For example, the [[First Amendment]] does not apply to private schools because they are not part of state or local government.  

There are two exceptions to this rule for:

There are two exceptions to this rule for: