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· 1/22/1973

California v. Foreman

Citations

  • 410 U.S. 908
  • 93 S. Ct. 961

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “[w]hether the claim involves withholding evidence, failing to correct a misconception or instructing a witness to testify evasively, absolute immunity from civil damages is the rule for prosecutors”
  • noting absolute immunity has been extended to government lawyers acting as advocates in civil proceedings
  • “Whether the claim involves withholding evidence, failing to correct a misconception or instructing a witness to testify evasively, absolute immunity from civil damages is the rule for prosecutors.”
  • absolute immunity for failing to correct a misconception

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