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The decision is Wall v. King (1st Cir. 1953) 206 F.2d 878 cert. den. 346 U.S. 915. But it doesn't say the things it's claimed for.
In Massachusetts, Wall's DL was suspended by the DMV for DUI without a hearing. After about a year of litigation, the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court held that this suspension was improper and ordered the DMV to restore Wall's DL. So Wall got his DL back.
But Wall got greedy. He tried to sue the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for money under the federal civil rights law. The federal courts threw his lawsuit out on the grounds that the civil rights law enabled lawsuits only for violations of "any right, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution" -- and that the Constitution did NOT guarantee a right to a DL or to driving on the public roads.
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