RANGEL v. BOEHNER

No. 14-5012.

785 F.3d 19 (2015)

Charles B. RANGEL, Appellant v. John A. BOEHNER, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 8, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Goldberg argued the cause and filed briefs for the appellant.

Isaac B. Rosenberg , Assistant Counsel, United States House of Representatives, argued the cause for the appellees. Kerry W. Kircher , General Counsel, William Pittard , Deputy General Counsel, Todd B. Tatelman , Mary Beth Walker , Eleni M. Roumel , Assistant Counsel, John M. Faust and Richard Sauber were with him on brief. Mark T. Stancil entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.


Public service has its benefits and its burdens. Congressmen, for example, enjoy absolute immunity from suit for their conduct in the legislative arena. That same immunity, however, prevents them from airing their legislative disagreements in a judicial forum. Representative Charles Rangel asks this Court...

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