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== Prominent cases ==

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In ''Fields v. Office of Johnson'', 459 F.3d 1 (2006), the [[D.C. Circuit]] ''[[en banc]]'' narrowed the scope of the Speech or Debate Clause such that it not impeded lawsuits by Capitol staff based on alleged discrimination.

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In ''Fields v. Office of Johnson'', 459 F.3d 1 (2006), the [[D.C. Circuit]] ''[[en banc]]'' narrowed the scope of the Speech or Debate Clause such that it not impeded lawsuits by Capitol staff based on alleged discrimination:

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{{cquote|Legislative immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause is limited to matters that are part of, or integral to, the due functioning of the legislative process. It is [*13] [**44] not enough that a Member's conduct is within the outer perimeter of the legislative process. Cf. Brewster, 408 U.S. at 513-16, 528.}}

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''Fields v. Office of Johnson'', 373 U.S. App. D.C. 32, 43-44, 459 F.3d 1, 12-13 (2006).

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