Does verbal harassment or abuse including the use of racial epithets violate the Constitution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Branch v. Townsell, No. 2:14-cv-2493 JAM CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2014):
First, mere verbal harassment or abuse, including the use of racial epithets, does not violate the Constitution and, thus, does not give rise to a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Oltarzewski v. Ruggiero, 830 F.2d 136, 139 (9th Cir. 1987).
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