Morton H. Halperin v. Henry A. Kissinger
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SCALIA, Circuit Justice:
This is the first of three companion cases we decide today addressing application of
the qualified immunity standard of Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 102 S.Ct. 2727, 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982), to situations in which the challenged official claims to have been motivated by national security concerns. See also Smith v. Nixon, 807 F.2d 197 (“Smith II”) (D.C.Cir.1986); Ellsberg v. Mitchell, 807 F.2d 204 (D.C.Cir.1986). Plaintiffs-appellants brought this damages action against federal executive officials for allegedly violating their constitutional and statutory rights in…
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2Cases cited65 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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