The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person:
(1)
section 1985 of Title 42 To recover damages for injury to his person or property, or because of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, by any act done in furtherance of any conspiracy mentioned in ;
(2)
section 1985 of Title 42 To recover damages from any person who fails to prevent or to aid in preventing any wrongs mentioned in which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent;
(3)
To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States or by any Act of Congress providing for equal rights of citizens or of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States;
(4)
To recover damages or to secure equitable or other relief under any Act of Congress providing for the protection of civil rights, including the right to vote.
(b)
For purposes of this section—
(1)
the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a State; and
(2)
any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
section 1983 of Title 42“The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and , The Public Health and Welfare] shall apply with respect to any deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”