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HUTCHINSON v. PROXMIRE

Nos. 77-1677, 77-1755.

579 F.2d 1027 (1978)

Ronald R. HUTCHINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William PROXMIRE and Morton Schwartz, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. S. Marvin, Lansing, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Alan Raywid, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, WOOD, Circuit Judge, and EAST, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 26, 1978.

CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

This civil suit against a United States Senator and his legislative aide for damages arising from one of the Senator's monthly "Golden Fleece" awards involves the interplay of the immunities provided by the Speech or Debate Clause and the first amendment. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the alleged activities of the congressional defendants were within the legitimate legislative...

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