Court endorses private Section 1983 enforcement of spending clause enactments
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 8, 2023
1983 and allowing private damages actions to enforce the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987. FNHRA, a law enacted under Congress’s spending clause powers, requires nursing facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid to “protect and promote the rights of each resident” as a condition of receiving funds.
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