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| − | + | In '''''Pierson v. Ray''''', 386 U.S. 547 (1967), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] extended the protection of absolute [[judicial immunity]] to suits brought under § 1 of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1871]], 42 U.S.C. [[Section 1983]]. It held that the legislative record for that [[statute]] gave no indication that [[Congress]] intended to abolish this long-established principle of absolute judicial immunity. | |
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Revision as of 15:12, May 15, 2008
In Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967), the U.S. Supreme Court extended the protection of absolute judicial immunity to suits brought under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. It held that the legislative record for that statute gave no indication that Congress intended to abolish this long-established principle of absolute judicial immunity.