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Dennis Vs. Sparks

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Nov 17, 1980

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  1. Stump Vs. Sparkman US Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1978
  2. Bradley Vs. Fisher US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1871
  3. imbler Vs. Pachtman US Supreme Court · Nov 03, 1975
  4. Pierson Vs. Ray US Supreme Court · Apr 11, 1967
  5. Monroe Vs. Pape US Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1961
  6. O'Shea Vs. Littleton US Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1974
  7. United States Vs. Classic US Supreme Court · May 26, 1941
  8. U.S. 24 (1980) U.S. Supreme Court Dennis v. Sparks
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  9. U.S. 24 (1980) Dennis v. Sparks
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  10. coconspirators are sued, even though a charge of conspiracy and judicial corruption will be aired and decided. Gravel v. United
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  11. suit, whether or not the injunction had issued as the result of a corrupt conspiracy. Relying on Haldane v. Chagnon
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  12. Sparks v. Duval
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  13. Court judgment was reversed insofar as it had dismissed claims against the defendants other than the judge. Sparks v. Duval
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  14. we granted the petition for certiorari. 445 U.S. 942. We now affirm. Based on the doctrine expressed in Bradley v. Fisher
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  15. actions enjoy absolute immunity from damages liability for acts performed in their judicial capacities. Pierson v. Ray
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  16. Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers
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  17. on the challenged conduct being an official judicial act within his statutory jurisdiction, broadly construed. Stump v. Sparkman
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  18. are the equivalents of those that were recognized at common law, Owen v. City
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  19. U. S. 554 (1967), and the burden is on the official claiming immunity to demonstrate his entitlement. Cf. Butz v. Economou
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  20. U. S. 478 , 438 U. S. 506 (1978). Thus, in Owen v. City
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  21. In Gravel v. United
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  22. Clause, we have held that Members of Congress need not respond to questions about their legislative acts, Gravel v. United
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  23. has been patterned after immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause. Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers
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  24. are immune from 1983 damages actions, but they are subject to criminal prosecutions as are other citizens. O'Shea v. Littleton
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  25. Cf. United States v. Nixon
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  26. be able to convince another tribunal that the judge acted not only mistakenly but with malice and corruption. Pierson v. Ray
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  27. Slavin v. Curry
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  28. Perez v. Borchers
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  29. Humble v. Foreman
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  30. Hill v. McClellan
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  31. Guedry v. Ford
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  32. Kurz v. Michigan
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  33. Hazo v. Geltz
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  34. Hansen v. Ahlgrimm
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  35. Sykes v. California
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  36. F.2d 197 (CA9 1974). See also Haldane v. Chagnon
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  37. Briley v. California
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  38. The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has for some time held the present views of the Fifth Circuit. Slotnick v. Staviskey
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  39. Kermit Construction Corp. v. Banco
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  40. Credito y Ahorro Ponceno, 547 F.2d 1 (1976). The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has recently agreed. White v. Bloom
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  41. United States v. Classic
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  42. Screws v. United
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  43. Williams v. United
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  44. See Imbler v. Pachtman
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  45. U.S. Supreme Court Dennis v. Sparks
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  46. Gravel v. United
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  47. Haldane v. Chagnon
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  48. Owen v. City
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  49. Cf. Butz v. Economou
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  50. Debate Clause. Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers
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