Constitutional Wrongs Without Remedies: Executive Official Immunity

Authors

Sheldon H. Nahmod, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Part I of this Article provides a retrospective which shows the development of section 1983 qualified immunity doctrine. In Part II, federal executive immunity, including the Court's emphasis on function and presidential immunity, is considered. Part III critically analyzes the Court's current approach to executive immunity, as reflected especially in Harlow v. Fitzgerald with its questionable reliance on cost-benefit analysis.

Recommended Citation

Sheldon H. Nahmod, Constitutional Wrongs Without Remedies: Executive Official Immunity, 62 Wash. U. L. Q. 221 (1984).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol62/iss2/3