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Supreme Court· 5/21/1951

Tenney v. Brandhove

Citations

  • 341 U.S. 367
  • 71 S. Ct. 783
  • 95 L. Ed. 2d 1019
  • 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1836
  • 95 L. Ed. 1019

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that Congress intended no such abrogation with respect to liability under section 1983 for state legislators
  • holding that state legislators are absolutely from suit under § 1983 for actions “in the sphere of legitimate legislative activity”
  • concluding that Congress intended no such abrogation with respect to liability under section 1983 for state legislators
  • holding that claim for declaratory and injunctive relief against Texas state senator was barred by legislative immunity
  • stating that “[s]elf-diseipline and the voters must be the ultimate reliance for discouraging or correcting such abuses”
  • holding that state legislators were absolutely privileged in their legislative acts

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Judges: Frankfurter, Black, Douglas

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