Legal Opinion
Sheldon Barr v. Robert Abrams, Orestes J. Mihaly, Mark A. Tepper, Rebecca Mullane, William Bottiglieri, and Janey Renee O'COnnOr
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 1987No. 541, Docket 86-7757PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
It is an indispensable foundation of our system of justice that no man, however exalted the position he holds, is above the law. At the same time, because public officials entrusted with discretionary responsibilities must have breathing space within which to perform their functions for the common good, doctrines of immunity protect them against many claims of wrongdoing. In this case, we find ourselves between these lofty principles, in a small clearing that has been left unillumi-nated.
Specifically, we are called upon to decide what, if any, degree of…
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