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Supreme Court· 4/11/1967

Pierson v. Ray

Citations

  • 386 U.S. 547
  • 87 S. Ct. 1213
  • 18 L. Ed. 2d 288
  • 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2791

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that \[flew doctrines [are] more solidly established . . . than the immunity of judges from liability for acts committed within their judicial jurisdiction\
  • stating that “judicial immunity is not overcome by allegations of bad faith or malice”
  • holding that judicial defendant was immune from suit
  • affirming that state court judges are absolutely immune from suit
  • “prevailing view [of tort law] in this country” relied on in establishing standards for false arrest type action under § 1983
  • “[I]mmunity applies even when the judge is accused of acting maliciously and corruptly . . . .”

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Judges: Douglas, Warren

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Cites

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