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Butz v. Economou
Butz v. Economou
Argued November 7, 1977
Decided June 29, 1978
Full case nameEarl L. Butz et al., Petitioners, v. Arthur N. Economou et al.
Citations438 U.S. 478 (more)
98 S. Ct. 2894, 57 L. Ed. 2d 895
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
PriorEconomou v. US Dept. of Agriculture, 535 F.2d 688 (2d Cir. 1976).
Holding
Neither Barr v. Matteo, 360 U. S. 564, nor Spalding v. Vilas, 161 U. S. 483, supports petitioners' contention that all of the federal officials sued in this case are absolutely immune from any liability for damages even if, in the course of enforcing the relevant statutes, they infringed respondent's constitutional rights, and even if the violation was knowing and deliberate.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityWhite, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell
Concur/dissentRehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, Stevens
Staples v. United States
Staples v. United States
Argued November 30, 1993
Decided May 23, 1994
Full case nameHarold E. Staples v. United States
Citations511 U.S. 600 (more)
114 S. Ct. 1793, 128 L. Ed. 2d 608
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
Prior971 F. 2d 608 (CA10 1992)
Holding
To obtain a § 5861(d) conviction, the Government should have been required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Staples knew that his rifle had the characteristics that brought it within the statutory definition of a machinegun.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
ConcurrenceGinsburg (in judgment), joined by O'Connor
DissentStevens, joined by Blackmun
Warren McCleskey

Warren McCleskey was executed on September 25, 1991.[1]

  1. ^ Applebome, Peter (1991-09-26). "Georgia Inmate Is Executed After 'Chaotic' Legal Move". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-05.