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nexus test

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A quick definition of nexus test:

The nexus test is a legal standard used to determine if a private person's actions can be considered state action and therefore be held liable for violating someone's constitutional rights. It looks at whether the conduct is closely related to the government's conduct and if the choice to undertake it can be said to be that of the state. This is important to ensure that constitutional standards are only invoked when the state is responsible for the specific conduct being complained of.

A more thorough explanation:

The nexus test is a legal standard used to determine if a private person's actions can be considered state action and therefore be held liable for violating someone's constitutional rights. The test looks at whether the private person's conduct is closely related to the government's conduct and if the choice to undertake it can be considered that of the state.

For example, if a private security company is hired by a government agency to provide security at a public event and the security company uses excessive force against a protester, the nexus test would be used to determine if the security company's actions can be considered state action and if the protester's constitutional rights were violated.

The purpose of the nexus test is to ensure that constitutional standards are only applied when the state is responsible for the specific conduct being complained of. The test helps to determine if the state has exercised coercive power or provided significant encouragement to the private person's actions.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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