Stump v. Sparkman, No. 76-1750 (U.S. Supreme Court) (435 U.S. 349; 98 S.Ct. 1099) (February 28, 1978) (Justice White)
Here the Court held that State law vested in the Circuit Judge the power to entertain and act upon a petition for sterilization, and he was, therefore, immune from damages liability even if his approval of the petition was in error.
In this case the Court explicitly stated that "a ...
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