The supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down Nixon v. Fitzgerald: the president of the United States may not be held civilly liable for actions taken in the course of his lawful duties.
In a dissenting opinion Byron White, associate justice writes,
Attaching absolute immunity to the Office of the President, rather than to particular activities that the President might perform, places the President above the law. It is a reversion to the old notion that the King can do no wrong.
[restored 8/15/2025]
Subsequent Events:
3/29/1990
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731, 766 (White, J., dissenting) (1982).
Gerald Gunther, Constitutional Law, twelfth edition, (Westbury, New York: Foundation Press, 1991), 376.
Nixon v. Fitzgerald – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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