Barr v. Matteo
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barr-v-matteo-172-4713728
title:
Barr v. Matteo
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Barr v. Matteo, 360 U.S. 564 (1959), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 1959 concerning legal immunity for officers of the executive branch. The Court held that when a federal government official issues a press release or other public statement about an aspect of their official duties, they are absolutely immune from libel suits—at least so long as the libel suit was not authorized by Congress, per Justice Hugo Black, whose concurring opinion provided the decisive fifth vote for i
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1959 United States Supreme Court case
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2024-08-26T21:02:28Z
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2024-09-01T18:57:26Z
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