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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 court decisions this is more frequently referred to as the Speech '''''or''''' Debate Clause, rather than the Speech and Debate Clause. Overall, nearly 1,400 court decisions refer to this principle, including 44 decisions by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].

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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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