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Nixon Vs. Fitzgerald
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- Jun 24, 1982
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U.S. 731 (1982) U.S. Supreme Court Nixon v. FitzgeraldSearch
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U.S. 731 (1982) Nixon v. FitzgeraldSearch
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petitioner and two White House aides (petitioners in Harlow v. FitzgeraldSearch
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doctrine of Cohen v. BeneficialSearch
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with a considerable financial stake in the resolution of the question presented in this Court. Cf. Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSearch
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because of the special nature of their responsibilities, require absolute exemption from liability. Cf. Butz v. EconomouSearch
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however, preferred to present his grievances in public. After he had brought suit and won an injunction, Fitzgerald v. HamptonSearch
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The District Court dismissed the action under the District of Columbia's 3-year statute of limitations, Fitzgerald v. SeamansSearch
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and the Court of Appeals affirmed as to all but one defendant, White House aide Alexander Butterfield, Fitzgerald v. SeamansSearch
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The Court of Appeals dismissed summarily. It apparently did so on the ground that its recent decision in Halpern v. KissingerSearch
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Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySearch
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has held that orders denying claims of absolute immunity are appealable under the Cohen criteria. See Helstoski v. MeanorSearch
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Abney v. UnitedSearch
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of Columbia Circuit also has treated orders denying absolute immunity as appealable under Cohen. See Briggs v. GoodwinSearch
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McSurely v. McClellanSearch
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banc, 180 U.S.App.D.C. 101, 107-108, n. 18, 553 F.2d 1277, 1283-1284, n. 18 (1976), cert. dism'd sub nom. McAdams v. McSurelySearch
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decision in Halperin v. KissingerSearch
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question. Although the Court of Appeals had ruled in Halperin v. KissingerSearch
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alleging a threatened breach of essential Presidential prerogatives under the separation of powers, see United States v. NixonSearch
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U. S. 363 , 455 U. S. 371 (1982), quoting Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. HaworthSearch
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recognized that government officials are entitled to some form of immunity from suits for civil damages. In Spalding v. VilasSearch
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subsequent to Spalding have extended the defense of immunity to actions besides those at common law. In Tenney v. BrandhoveSearch
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than the general language of the statute. Id. at 341 U. S. 376 . Similarly, the decision in Pierson v. RaySearch
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Id. at 386 U. S. 554 , quoting Scott v. StansfieldSearch
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L.R. 3 Ex. 220, 223 (1868). See Bradley v. FisherSearch
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U.S. at 386 U. S. 557 . In Scheuer v. RhodesSearch
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rights. In that case, we rejected the officials' claim to absolute immunity under the doctrine of Spalding v. VilasSearch
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notably judges and prosecutors -- required the continued recognition of absolute immunity. See, e.g., Imbler v. PachtmanSearch
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state judge possesses absolute immunity for all judicial acts). This approach was reviewed in detail in Butz v. EconomouSearch
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constitutional or congressional guidance, our immunity decisions have been informed by the common law. See Butz v. EconomouSearch
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as illuminated Page 457 U. S. 748 by our history and the structure of our government. See, e.g., Butz v. EconomouSearch
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relies on cases in which we have recognized immunity of this scope for governors and cabinet officers. E.g., Butz v. EconomouSearch
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the duties of his office. Ferri v. AckermanSearch
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of jurisdiction Page 457 U. S. 754 over the President of the United States. See, e.g., United States v. NixonSearch
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSearch
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to be served against the dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch. See Nixon v. AdministratorSearch
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not in derogation of the separation of powers, but to maintain their proper balance, cf. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSearch
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supra, or to vindicate the public interest in an ongoing criminal prosecution, see United States v. NixonSearch
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