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2. Nixon v. Fitzgerald - Wikipedia

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   Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982), was a United States Supreme Court decision written by Justice Lewis Powell dealing with presidential immunity from civil liability for actions taken while in office. The Court found that a president "is entitled to absolute immunity from damages liability predicated on his official acts."

3. Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act

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   The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (PRMPA) of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–526, 88 Stat. 1695, enacted December 19, 1974, codified at 44 U.S.C. § 2111, note) is an act of Congress enacted in the wake of the August 1974 resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. [1][2] It placed Nixon's presidential records into federal custody to ...

4. The Nixon rulings at the centre of Trump’s Supreme Court ...

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   Nixon v Fitzgerald Mr Trump’s team heavily relies on the Nixon v Fitzgerald case , where the Supreme Court ruled that presidents cannot be sued for actions they conducted while in office.

5. How racism, terrorism and police brutality paved the way for ...

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   “In Nixon v. Fitzgerald, for instance, we recognized that … a former President ‘is entitled to absolute immunity from damages,” wrote Roberts. “Fitzgerald, 457 U. S., at 751–753 ...

6. Absolute immunity - Wikipedia

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   Absolute immunity. In United States law, absolute immunity is a type of sovereign immunity for government officials that confers complete immunity from criminal prosecution and suits for damages, so long as officials are acting within the scope of their duties. [1] The Supreme Court of the United States has consistently held that government ...

7. How the Supreme Court could decide Trump’s blockbuster fight ...

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   Trump based most of his argument on a 1982 decision called Nixon v. Fitzgerald in which the Supreme Court ruled that presidents enjoy “absolute immunity” from civil lawsuits for official ...