| Harlow v. Fitzgerald | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued November 30, 1981 Decided June 24, 1982 |
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| Full case name | Bryce Harlow, et al. v. A. Ernest Fitzgerald | |||||
| Citations | 457 U.S. 800 (more) 102 S. Ct. 2727; 73 L. Ed. 2d 396; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 139 |
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| Prior history | Cert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |||||
| Holding | ||||||
| Presidential aides were not entitled to absolute immunity, but instead deserved qualified immunity. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Powell, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor | |||||
| Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun | |||||
| Concurrence | Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun | |||||
| Concurrence | Blackmun | |||||
| Concurrence | Rehnquist | |||||
| Dissent | Burger | |||||
Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court involving the doctrines of qualified immunity and absolute immunity. It is occasionally falsely stated that the Court held that presidential aides were not entitled to absolute immunity, but that question was reserved for remand under the standard articulated by the Court.