First Thomas Bingham, the Lord Chief Justice, found that the general enjoyed absolute immunity for any crime.
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The court cited decisions by federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, recognizing absolute immunity for government lawyers.
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He also said the court's majority ignored a "strong presumption" against absolute immunity.
UN-mandated committee, he must surely have known that he had absolute immunity from any prosecution in relation to his work.
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Justices ruled May 10 that lawyers are shielded from fraud lawsuits under absolute immunity, a doctrine dating back to medieval England.
He said the majority's decision is out of step with a large majority of courts or legislatures that have declined to extend absolute immunity to include fraud.
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