Nixon v. Fitzgerald, No. 79-1738 (U.S. Supreme Court) (457 U.S. 731; 102 S.Ct. 2690) (June 24, 1982) (Justice Powell)
This case, and its companion, Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982), are the Supreme Court's last major decisions on the subject of qualified immunity. In its rulings, the Court denied senior aides of President Nixon derivative absolute presidential immunity. However, the divided Court held that public officials "are shielded ...
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