Buckley v. Fitzsimmons, No. 91-7849 (U.S. Supreme Court) (509 U.S. 259; 113 S.Ct. 2606) (June 24, 1993) (Justice Stevens)
Case held that the doctrine of absolute immunity under § 1983 rests on the assumption that Congress did not intend to abolish certain well-established immunities recognized by the courts at the time of the enactment of § 1983.
In this case the petitioner sought damages, under 42 USC § 1983 ...
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