Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.

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• holding that Virginia Supreme Court justices were entitled to legislative immunity for acts taken in their legislative capacities
• holding that plaintiffs could sue judges in their enforcement capacities to enjoin them from enforcing bar membership requirements that the judges themselves promulgated
• holding that § 1988 fees were not recoverable against defendants immune from merits liability
• holding that § 1988 fees were not recoverable against defendants immune from merits liability
• holding that the Virginia Supreme Court acted in a legislative capacity in promulgating a Code of Professional Responsibility regulating the conduct of lawyers and therefore is immune from suit
• concluding that, when Virginia Supreme Court adopted state bar code, it was acting in rule making, not adjudicatory capacity, and therefore was acting in legislative capacity that entitled it to legislative immunity

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