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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