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Nixon v. Fitzgerald

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

Presidents have absolute immunity from civil damages liability for official acts within the outer perimeter of their duties. The civil-side ancestor of Trump v. United States and the source of the official/unofficial line.


CourtU.S. Supreme Court
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