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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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80-202
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gptkbp:citedBy
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457 U.S. 731
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:Rehnquist_Court
Presidents are immune from civil suits for official acts.
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1982-01-25
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gptkbp:filedIn
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1981-10-14
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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Influenced discussions on executive power
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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U.S._political_climate_in_the_1980s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nixon v. Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:impact
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Influenced future cases on executive privilege
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:involvedCountries
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Employment discrimination
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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Post-Watergate era
Presidential immunity
Set precedent for presidential immunity in civil cases.
Established limits of presidential accountability
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gptkbp:outcome
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Affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
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gptkbp:precedent
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Immunity of the President from civil suits
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Clinton_v._Jones
Separation of powers
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gptkbp:respondsTo
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gptkb:A._Ernest_Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:signatories
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gptkb:Richard_Nixon
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gptkbp:significance
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Clarified scope of presidential immunity
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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5-4
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