Harlow v. Fitzgerald

Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Argued November 30, 1981
Decided June 24, 1982
Full case nameBryce Harlow, et al. v. A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Citations457 U.S. 800 (more)
102 S. Ct. 2727; 73 L. Ed. 2d 396; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 139
Case history
PriorCert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Holding
Presidential aides were not entitled to absolute immunity, but instead deserved qualified immunity.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityPowell, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor
ConcurrenceBrennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun
ConcurrenceBrennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun
ConcurrenceRehnquist
DissentBurger

Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court involving the doctrines of qualified immunity and absolute immunity.