Butz v. Economou
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This case concerns the personal immunity of federal officials in the Executive Branch from claims for damages arising from their violations of citizens’ constitutional rights. Respondent1 filed suit against a number of officials in the Department of Agriculture claiming that they had instituted an investigation and an administrative proceeding against him in retaliation for his criticism of that agency. The District Court dismissed the action on the ground that the individual defendants, as federal officials, were entitled to absolute immunity for all discretionary acts within the scope of…
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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