Supreme Court of the United States June 24, 1982, 79-1738 (Nixon v. Fitzgerald)

Justice White,

with whom Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Blackmun join, dissenting.

The four dissenting Members of the Court in Butz v. Economou, 438 U. S. 478 (1978), argued that all federal officials are entitled to absolute immunity from suit for any action they take in connection with their official duties.