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· 12/23/1988

Saltany v. Reagan

Citations

  • 702 F. Supp. 319
  • 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15161
  • 1988 WL 142495

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the President “acted with absolute immunity from liability in private civil suits for damages” when he ordered military units into action in his capacity as Commander in Chief of the armed forces
  • granting head-of-state immunity to Prime Minister of Great Britain

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Judges: Jackson

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