Legal Opinion
Arthur N. Economou v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 23, 1976No. 749, Docket 75-6050PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Having long recognized the privilege of judges and legislators as a complete defense to civil damage actions based on their official conduct, see Bradley v. Fisher, 80 U.S. (13 Wall.) 335, 20 L.Ed. 646 (1872) (judges); Tenney v. Brandhove, 341 U.S. 367, 71 S.Ct. 783, 95 L.Ed. 1019 (1951) (legislators), 1 the Supreme Court in recent years has focused more sharply upon the scope of the immunity to be extended to those employed by the executive branch of a government, including state prosecutors, Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 96 S.Ct. 984, 47 L.Ed.2d 128, 44 U.S.L.W.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Robert F. Jennings v. Arthur Shuman, Jr., Robert J. Conway, Gustave Naring, and John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Briggs v. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Briley v. State Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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