Legal Opinion
Ronald R. Hutchinson v. William Proxmire and Morton Schwartz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1978No. 77-1677, 77-1755PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
This civil suit against a United States Senator and his legislative aide for damages arising from one of the Senator’s monthly “Golden Fleece” awards involves the interplay of the immunities provided by the Speech or Debate Clause and the first amendment. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the alleged activities of the congressional defendants were within the legitimate legislative sphere and thus absolutely immune from suit and (2) to the extent those activities are not absolutely protected by the Speech or Debate Clause, whether the statements complained of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Godbout v. CousensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Louis F. Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- García Cruz v. El Mundo, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1978
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