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ABSOLUTE JUDICIAL IMMUNITY MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE: AN ARGUMENT FOR AN EXCEPTION TO JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.

Authors :
Stengel, Timothy M.
Source :
Temple Law Review; Summer2012, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p1071-1108, 38p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article discusses American judges and absolute judicial immunity from civil litigation under U.S. law as of June 2012, focusing on an examination of U.S. Supreme Court case law on the subject and a call for legal reforms to prevent abuses of power from taking place within the American judicial system. It states that judges in the U.S. are immune from civil lawsuits when they act within their subject matter jurisdiction in regards to a judicial act.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08998086
Volume :
84
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Temple Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
82539219