Mireles v. Waco, No. 91-311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 9; 112 S.Ct. 286) (October 21, 1991) (Per Curiam)
The Court concluded that whether an act is judicial depends on "the 'nature' and 'function' of the act, not the act itself." (Id., at 13).
Here the Court held that a judge was immune from liability for allegedly authorizing police officers to use excessive force to hale an attorney into ...
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