state action

state action. Anything done by a government; esp., in constitutional law, an intrusion on a person’s rights (esp. civil rights) either by a governmental entity or by a private requirement that can be enforced only by governmental action (such as a racially restrictive covenant, which requires judicial action for enforcement). [Cases: Civil Rights 1325; Constitutional Law 82(5), 213(2), 254(2). C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 92–94; Constitutional Law §§ 456, 619, 629, 631, 704, 708.]

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译者Lynn，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与涉及美国证券法的诉讼和调查（包括告密者调查）相关的法律文件。