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In '''''Stump v. Sparkman''''', 435 U.S. 349 (1978), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that [[absolute judicial immunity]] applies to protect a decision by state [[judge]] to authorize the forced [[sterilization]] of a low-IQ girl without her consent or knowledge.  She was told she was having an [[appendectomy]].

In ''Stump v. Sparkman'', 435 U.S. 349 (1978), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that [[absolute judicial immunity]] applies to protect a decision by state [[judge]] to authorize the forced [[sterilization]] of a low-IQ girl without her consent or knowledge.  She was told she was having an [[appendectomy]].

Justice [[Byron White]] wrote the opinion for the 5-3 Court, and was joined by Justice [[William Rehnquist]], Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] and others.  Justices [[Lewis Powell]], [[Potter Stewart]] and [[Thurgood Marshall]] dissented.

Justice [[Byron White]] wrote the opinion for the 5-3 Court, and was joined by Justice [[William Rehnquist]], Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] and others.  Justices [[Lewis Powell]], [[Potter Stewart]] and [[Thurgood Marshall]] dissented.